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Walter Benjamin Quotes

Walter Benjamin quotes about work

Deutsch Critic, Philosopher July 15, 1892 – September 27, 1940

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In other words, the unique value of the 'authentic' work of art has its basis in ritual, the location of its original use value. This ritualistic basis, however remote, is still recognizable as secularized ritual even in the most profane forms of the cult of beauty. Walter Benjamin
Work on a good piece of writing proceeds on three levels: a musical one, where it is composed; an architectural one, where it is constructed; and finally, a textile one, where it is woven. Walter Benjamin
Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "The work of memory collapses time."
The work of memory collapses time. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "to great writers, finished works weigh lighter than those..."
to great writers, finished works weigh lighter than those fragments on which they labor their entire lives. Walter Benjamin
It is the task of the translator to release in his own language that pure language that is under the spell of another, to liberate the language imprisoned in a work in his re-creation of that work. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out..."
Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out armed and relieve the stroller of his conviction. Walter Benjamin

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