Name: Los tres buscadores de religión (in Spanish)
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Author: Walter Benjamin
ISBN: 9789563791402

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Los tres buscadores de religión (in Spanish)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Walter Benjamin

Publisher

Ediciones Tácitas

Year

2022

Language

Spanish

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23cm x 15cm

ISBN13

9789563791402

Edited in

Chile

Synopsis "Los tres buscadores de religión (in Spanish)"

En el verano de 1910, un colegial llamado Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) se estrenaba como autor con un cuento titulado «Los tres buscadores de religión», publicado aquí en castellano por primera vez. Limpia imagen de algunos intereses vitales que lo acompañarían siempre, el relato fue escrito en la atmósfera de las parábolas bíblicas, sustituyéndose los desiertos con sus oasis por negros bosques e imponentes montañas nevadas. Como se muestra en el estudio que escolta al texto protagonista, al margen de sus constantes y variadas lecturas, buena parte de las intuiciones de estos años provienen de las meditaciones anotadas en esmerados diarios de viajes campestres con su familia o amigos, fecunda cantera que permite montar el decorado existencial del joven filósofo.

Walter Benjamin

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Walter Benjamin was a prominent philosopher, literary critic, and art and history theorist born in Berlin, Germany. His work and critical thinking have had a profound influence on 20th century cultural studies.
Benjamin was born into a wealthy Jewish family and grew up in an intellectually stimulating environment. From an early age, he showed an interest in literature, music, and art.
In the 1920s, after serving in the German army during World War I, he joined the Frankfurt School, a circle of German intellectuals and social critics interested in transforming Marxist ideas. There, he met other thinkers like Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer who were major influences on his work and worldview.
Throughout his life, Benjamin was also deeply interested in politics and social issues. During the years of the Weimar Republic, he actively participated in the cultural and literary field. However, the rise of Nazism to power in 1933 forced him to leave Germany. He first went into exile in Paris and after the French occupation, Benjamin tried to escape to Spain to embark towards the United States, but was detained at the French-Spanish border. Faced with the imminent threat of being handed over to the German authorities, the author decided to end his life.

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