Quotes by Benjamin, Walter

Any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function canno >>

The power of a text is different when it is read from when it is copie >>

Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstas >>

Quotations about Literary Criticism

The text is merely one of the contexts of a piece of literature, its l >>

Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a ba >>

I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeabl >>

Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby.

Benjamin, Walter