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Lädt ... Walter Benjamin. Die Geschichte einer Freundschaft (1965)von Gershom Gerhard Scholem
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Enjoyed this book even within my difficulty in understanding and my lack of experience and knowledge regarding Judaism and the European experience between the world wars and the journey up to the beginning of another war to end all wars. Gershom Scholem was an engaging writer who did have an understanding few others may have regarding the historical events happening in his, and Benjamin's, lifetime. I believe after reading this book that Gershom was fair in his assessments and the relationship he had with Walter Benjamin. This is a beautiful edition (1981) and I am glad I read it. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) was a literary critic of modernism, writing commentary on authors such as Proust and Kafka. Gershom Scholem was a precocious teenager when he became Benjamin's close friend. His account of that relationship - crucial for both men until Benjamin's suicide in 1940 - is at once a tribute to his friend's genius and a lament for his personal and (as Scholem sees it) intellectual self-destructiveness. Prickly but also poignant, this book revisits passionate engagements with Marxism and the Kabbalah, Germany and Palestine, as if Scholem sought to summon up his friend's spirit, to have the last word in the argument that might have saved his life. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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As for the man, it's impressive that even with the absolute best of intentions--Scholem clearly loved Benjamin--the man himself comes off as insufferable: conceited, selfish, oblivious, and deceptive, as well as incredibly insecure, so that he constantly needed a guru to whom he could attach himself (e.g., Brecht). Intelligent, sure, and probably great company, but not the guy I'd like to have to rely on. ( )