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Best place to start with him?

>> No.22374375

>>22374356
Art in the Age of Technological Reproduction for sure: https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf

After that, Theses on the Philosophy of History

After that, if you should desire, The Arcades Project. But that may only be for completionists. Thoughts?

>> No.22374384

>>22374375
I was just reading an essay on him and Scholem and became interested. The Storyteller Essays piqued my interest. The relationship between the narrative form, social life, and the individual arouses my curiosity. At a glance, is Art in the Age of Technological Reproductions like a precursor to The Message is the Medium?

>> No.22374426

>>22374384
I have never read the message is the medium so I don't know unfortunately, perhaps someone else on here can help us

>> No.22374448

>>22374356
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voteI0XNPoE

>> No.22374713

Read Lilla's chapter on him in Reckless Mind first, then read Buck-Morss' Dialectics of Seeing. Benjamin is almost impossible to get into otherwise unless you just happen to know already the half a dozen esoteric things he's into.

>> No.22374811

>>22374356
One-way Street, then the Illuminations essays. This board..

>> No.22374834

>>22374811
100% seconded, Illuminations is a perfect introduction. It was my first Walter Benjamin book and it was a delight.

>> No.22374994

>>22374356

Right at the border where he died like the kike bitch that he is and his life and meaning became void. Go masturbate over an ugly stick figure angel again, faggot.

>> No.22374999

>>22374994
Sir, this is a Wendy’s

>> No.22375010

>>22374999

Dull trips, he's an uninteresting kike playing at grift.

>DUDE CLOCKS LMAO
>DUDE NADAR LMAO
>DUDE PARIS RENOVATION LMAO

Who cares. Also while we're at it, I used to love Wendy's but they massively downgraded the quality of their fries for absolutely no reason at all like three years ago. I barely eat there anymore. You see, the fast food meal starts with the fries, and almost everybody else has better fries than Wendy's at this point. McDonald's (McDonald's greatest strength is that they have the fries absolutely perfect and consistent everywhere, and they know it. It's why they stay dominant. You can always rely on them for good fries). Chick Fil-A is pretty good for waffle fries but they can feel a bit wet at times. Etc.

>> No.22375822

>>22375010
Uninteresting /pol/tard playing at having read what (you) haven't..
Otherwise, this
>>22374811
>>22374834
5Guys for fries btw
t. dif anon