Remembering Walter Benjamin: Benjamin and his biographers. From: Biography | Date: March 22, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

--To Steven Aschheim

In recent times, the memory of Walter Benjamin has extended far beyond his historical role as philosopher, thinker, and cultural critic of the Weimar Republic. Having long ago emerged from the years of obscurity that followed his tragic suicide in 1940, his name now adorns the titles of innumerable articles, books, and conference agendas, all attesting to his enormous popularity and contested legacy. Even beyond academic culture, which emphasizes Benjamin's heritage in the fields of philosophy, literature, and social criticism, (1) Benjamin is a special ...

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