{"product_id":"benjamin-and-brecht-erdmut-wizisla-9781784781125","title":"Benjamin and Brecht: The Story of a Friendship","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating account of the friendship between two of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGermany in the mid 1920s, a place and time of looming turmoil, brought together Walter Benjamin--acclaimed critic and extraordinary literary theorist--and Bertolt Brecht, one of the twentieth century's most influential playwrights. It was a friendship that would shape their writing for the rest of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking work, Erdmut Wizisla explores what this relationship meant for them personally and professionally, as well as the effect it had on those around them. From the first meeting between Benjamin and Brecht to their experiences in exile, these eventful lives are illuminated by personal correspondence, journal entries and private miscellany--including previously unpublished materials--detailing the friends' electric discussions of their collaboration. Wizisla delves into the archives of other luminaries in the distinguished constellation of writers and artists in Weimar Germany, which included Margarete Steffin, Theodor Adorno, Ernst Bloch and Hannah Arendt. Wizisla's account of this friendship opens a window on nearly two decades of European intellectual life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erdmut Wizisla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784781126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784781125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Erdmut Wizisla","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45933977043199,"sku":"9781784781125","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3572bdfd-8b58-446b-af20-10de1ca02624.jpg?v=1721790049","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/benjamin-and-brecht-erdmut-wizisla-9781784781125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}