Called "the most important critic of his time" by Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin has also emerged as one of the most compelling thinkers of our time, his work assuming a crucial place in current debates over the interactions of art, culture, and meaning. A "natural and extraordinary talent for letter writing was one of the most captivating facets of his nature," writes Gershom Scholem in his foreword; and indeed, Benjamin's correspondence reveals the evolution of some of his most important ideas. Published here in English, these letters offer an intimate picture of Benjamin himself and the times in which he lived. Written in a day when letters were an important vehicle for the presentation and development of intellectual matters, Benjamin's correspondence provides an insight into the circumstances behind his often difficult work. Writing at length to Scholem and Theodor Adorno, and exchanging...
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