How Long to Read Walter Benjamin's Other History

How Long Does it Take to Read Walter Benjamin's Other History?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 46 minutes to read Walter Benjamin's Other History by Beatrice Hanssen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this study, Beatrice Hanssen unlocks the philosophical and ethical dimensions of the Trauerspiel study, showing how its thematics persisted well into the later writings of the thirties. For by introducing the materialistic category of natural history in The Origin of German Tragic Drama, Benjamin not only criticized idealistic conceptions of history writing but also expressed an ethico-theological call for another kind of history, one no longer anthropocentric in nature. This profound critique of historical thinking, Hanssen shows, went hand in hand with a radical de-limitation of the human subject, informed by his interest in questions about ethics, the law, and justice. Through an analysis of the seemingly innocuous figures of stones, animals, and angels that are scattered throughout his writings, Hanssen reconstructs the often neglected ethical dimension of his historical thought. In the course of doing so, she not only places Benjamin's work in the context of contemporaries such as Adorno, Cohen, Lukacs, Kafka, Kraus, and Heidegger but also demonstrates the persistence of Benjaminian themes in contemporary philosophy and critical theory.

How long is Walter Benjamin's Other History?

Walter Benjamin's Other History by Beatrice Hanssen is 219 pages long, and a total of 56,721 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Walter Benjamin's Other History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 9 minutes to read Walter Benjamin's Other History aloud.

What Reading Level is Walter Benjamin's Other History?

Walter Benjamin's Other History is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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