Profane illumination : Walter Benjamin and the Paris of surrealist revolution / Margaret Cohen.

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Cohen, Margaret, 1958-

Title & Author:

Profane illumination : Walter Benjamin and the Paris of surrealist revolution / Margaret Cohen.

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xi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Weimar and now ; 5

Notes:
Based on the author's thesis--Yale University.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.
1. Gothic Marxism -- 2. Benjamin's Marxism -- 3. Qui suis-je? Nadja's Haunting Subject -- 4. The Ghosts of Paris -- 5. The Questions of Modern Materialism -- 6. The Rencontre Capitale -- 7. Benjamin Reading the Rencontre -- 8. Le Diable a Paris: Benjamin's Phantasmagoria.

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ISBN:

0520080238 (alk. paper)
9780520080232 (alk. paper)
0520201507
9780520201507

Subject:

Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940.
Breton, André (1896-1966) Influence.
Benjamin, Walter, (1892-1940)
Philosophy, Marxist.
Surrealism.
Philosophy, German 20th century.
Philosophie marxiste.
Surréalisme.
Philosophie allemande 20e siècle.
Surrealist.
Intellectual life.
Philosophy, German.
Beeldende kunsten.
Surrealisme.
Marxisme.
Philosophes juifs Allemagne 20e siècle.
Esthétique marxiste.
Marxisme France Paris (France) 1900-1945.
Surréalisme France Paris (France)
Surréalisme (art) France Paris (France)
Paris (France) Intellectual life 20th century.
Paris (France) Vie intellectuelle 20e siècle.
France Paris.
Paris (France) Vie intellectuelle 1900-1945.
Philosophy

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Weimar and now ; 5.

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Location: Library main 89103
Call No.: ID:93-B2484
Status: Available

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