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Walter Benjamin: Art, Philosophy, Literature

ENGL 592.402
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T 2-4

The course will offer a survey of Walter Benjamin's major writings, including his autobiographical texts, essays in literary and cultural criticism, as well as philosophy of language. Discussion and readings will be in English (students with a knowledge of German will be able to read the texts in the original). Requirements: class participation, one research paper.

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