Walter Benjamin and Romanticism

Walter Benjamin and Romanticism explores the relationship between Walter Benjamin''s literary and philosophical work and the tradition of German Romanticism, as well as H÷lderlin and Goethe. Through a detailed and scholarly analysis of the major texts, the book explores the endurance of Benjamin''s relationship to Romanticism, the residual presence of Romantic Goethean and H÷lderlinian motifs in Benjamin''s subsequent writings and how Benjamin''s understanding of the relationship between criticism and Romanticism can still play a vital role in contemporary philosophical and literary practice.Contributors: Andrew Benjamin, Josh Cohen, David Ferris, Beatrice Hanssen, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Charlie Louth, Bettine Menke, Winfried Menninghaus, Anthony Phelan, Sigrid Weigel