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On Nature's Lament: Attending the Silences of History in Benjamin's Metaphysics of Language

Panel: 
Critical Theory
Abstract: 

This paper discusses Walter Benjamin's theory of language as it relates to his literary criticism of such authors as Baudelaire, Kafka and Proust.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Abraham
Last Name: 
Rubin
Institution: 
CUNY Graduate Center