Sylvia Beach writes to Benjamin

Sylvia Beach writes to Benjamin

Bryher (Annie Winifred Ellerman, H "Hilda Doolittle" D's lover) wants news etc. Beach offers cigarettes, chocolate, a sweater.

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Horkheimer writes to Benjamin

Horkheimer writes to Benjamin

Quick summary. First graph: he hopes that WB has received his letter confirming that he's now part...

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Horkheimer almost gets Benjamin out

Horkheimer almost gets Benjamin out

Your immigration to San Domingo is arranged. A letter will follow. Horkheimer.

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Last letter of Benjamin, written at Portbou and addressed to Henry Gurland. Sept 25, 1940.

Last letter of Benjamin, written at Portbou and addressed to Henry Gurland. Sept 25, 1940.

Placard says that this is a "Reconstruction [Reconstitution] by Henny Gurland" I think...

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Benjamin's Proust Charting.

Benjamin's Proust Charting.

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Benjamin's system of signs for organizing his book on Baudelaire.

Benjamin's system of signs for organizing his book on Baudelaire.

In the Arcades Project manuscript, he inscribed these notes on what he thought would be important...

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Benjamin auto-anagrams himself.

Benjamin auto-anagrams himself.

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Benjamin: motifs and leitmotifs in Kafka

Benjamin: motifs and leitmotifs in Kafka

here's one explanation for the Nature Theater of Oklahoma...then again, I have only a passing familiarity with both Benjamin and Kafka.

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Notes from 1919-32 on Stefan Benjamin.

Notes from 1919-32 on Stefan Benjamin.

Benjamin may have been a terrible family man, but, like many parents, he also kept a list of his son's peculiar turns of phrase.

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Benjamin, Age 4, riding a donkey. Of course.

Benjamin, Age 4, riding a donkey. Of course.

c'est clairement l'âne de l'histoire.

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Benjamin loved postcards and miniatures. Here's a picture that shows both interests.

Benjamin loved postcards and miniatures. Here's a picture that shows both interests.

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Note for Thesis on the philosophy of history

Note for Thesis on the philosophy of history

French translation of the German. My translation of that: "Marx said that revolutions are the...

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ALK reacts to an article about "breading" cats

ALK reacts to an article about "breading" cats

Article is here. Rather late in the season, dinner is potato pancakes, applesauce, and crème fraîche.

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Our apartment, outside

Our apartment, outside

here is the Wiki article on that dark structure, the Fountain of the Cross of Trahoir, which in its...

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St Germain-l'Auxerrois

St Germain-l'Auxerrois

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Chinese New Year celebration, Hôtel de Ville

Chinese New Year celebration, Hôtel de Ville

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Chinese New Year celebration, Hôtel de Ville

Chinese New Year celebration, Hôtel de Ville

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Chinese New Year celebration, Hôtel de Ville

Chinese New Year celebration, Hôtel de Ville

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