Benjamin, Walter: The Sonnets

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Translation, introduction & commentary by Carl Skoggard. Fence Books (paperback, 2017) Publisher Marketing: As the Third Reich advanced on Paris, Walter Benjamin entrusted his writ ings to the philosopher Georges Bataille. These eighty religious, lyric sonnets, produced in Benjamin's twenties in a sustained response to the suicide of his college friend in protest of the First World War, were among those writings. This first English translation, a bilingual edition, features extensive context and commentary. Show more