Sv: books on W. Benjamin

[Claus Hansen]

I can definitely recommend Howard Caygills book: The Colour of Experience - which
is an excellent introduction to Benjamins expanded concept of experience. The book
is narrowly concerned with the explication of what Caygill sees as the central concern
throughout Benjamins authorship namely the new expanded concept of experience.
This means that other areas fx the mystical elements (like aura) are to a large extend
neglegted. In spite of this I find the book very attractive as an introduction.

Claus Hansen



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Sendt: 15. oktober 2001 18:44
Emne: books on W. Benjamin


> Hi all,
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> I'm reasonably new to the list and was wondering if anyone has suggestions
> for a friend and I who are 'preparing' for a Benjamin reading project. Our
> plan is to spend some time reading widely in WB and were wanting to begin
> by reading a couple of books *on* him, to prepare the ground, as it were.
> We were thinking of Richard Wolin's "WB: an aesthetic of redemption" and
> Bernd Witte's "WB: an intellectual biography", for no other reasons than 1)
> they're referenced "around" and 2) I had both of them on my shelves. Any
> other suggestions?  Also, any web-based resources would be great, too.
> 
> thanks
> 
> mdy/.
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