Dictionary of sociology. 2013.
BENJAMIN, WALTER — (1892–1940), German philosopher and literary critic. Born in Berlin, Benjamin attended Haubinda, a country educational establishment, where he met the radical school reformer Gustav Wyneken. From 1910 to 1914 Benjamin took an active part in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Benjamin, Walter — born July 15, 1892, Berlin, Ger. died Sept. 26, 1940, near Port Bou, Spain German literary critic. Born into a prosperous Jewish family, Benjamin studied philosophy and worked as a literary critic and translator in Berlin from 1920 until 1933,… … Universalium
Benjamin, Walter — (1892–1940) Benjamin has been described as “possibly the most important cultural theorist within the Marxist tradition.” Closely associated with Bertolt Brecht and the Frankfurt School he produced a range of works on culture, aesthetics, drama … Historical dictionary of Marxism
Benjamin, Walter — (1892–1940) A leading literary critic and member of the Frankfurt school . Benjamin is remembered for his analyses of the material conditions governing literary and artistic production … Philosophy dictionary
Benjamin, Walter — (1892 1940) intellectual; a Frankfurt School* as sociate, remembered for the aphorism Every monument to civilization is also a monument to barbarism. Born to a wealthy Jewish home in Berlin,* he volunteered for the army in World War I.… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
Benjamin, Walter — ► (1892 1940) Filósofo alemán de origen judío. Estableció su concepción de la crítica en El concepto de la crítica de arte en el romanticismo alemán (1920). * * * (15 jul. 1892, Berlín, Alemania–26 sep. 1940, cerca de Port Bou, España). Crítico… … Enciclopedia Universal
Benjamin, Walter — (1892 1940) German philos opher. Born in Berlin, he worked as a critic, translator and reviewer. In 1924 he was involved with a Latvian actress whose radical communism inspired him. When Hitler came to power, he went to the Baleric Isles and… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Benjamin, Walter — See Marxism ( … History of philosophy
Benjamin, Walter — см. Беньямин, Вальтер … Энциклопедический словарь экспрессионизма
Benjamin, Walter — (1892 1940) see clones + cloning , culture , real and simulation … The Baudrillard dictionary
