“The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the "state of emergency" in which we live is not the exception but the rule.”
Quote by Walter Benjamin
Work
Selected Writings: 1938-1940
This volume compiles a selection of writings, including essays and other literary pieces, from the years 1938 to 1940. more
Author
Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin, born on July 15, 1892, and died on September 26, 1940, was a prominent German literary critic whose works profoundly influenced 20th-century literary criticism and cultural theory. more
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