Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels (The Origin of German Tragic Drama)

Walter Benjamin and Cultural Theory

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on May 7, 2017 • ( 3 )

The German literary theorist Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) was associated with what is known as the Frankfurt School of German critical theory (although he was never a member of its institutional body, the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research). His work is… Read More ›

Key Theories of Walter Benjamin

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on February 19, 2017 • ( 3 )

Walter Benjamin (1892–1940), best known for a text called The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction where the world of mass produced artworks, in particular those of photography and film, are explored. Benjamin is also regarded as an… Read More ›