| The Sonnets Contributor(s): Benjamin, Walter (Author), Skoggard, Carl (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1944380019 ISBN-13: 9781944380014 Publisher: Fence Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - German - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Death, Grief, Loss - Poetry | Lgbt |
| Dewey: 831 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 8" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Topical - Death/Dying - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the Third Reich advanced on Paris, Walter Benjamin entrusted his writings to the philosopher George Bataille. These eighty religious, lyric sonnets, produced in Benjamin's twenties in a sustained response to the suicide of his college friend in protest of the First World War, were among those writings. This first English translation, a bilingual edition, features extensive context and commentary. |