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This is fascinating, Max, but, really, does not change the meaning of Benjamin’s point, whether or not he was wrong about the actual painting. We make of art what we see there, & Benjamin saw his ‘angel of history,’ upon which he, & many other since, have built a massive metaphysical imagery. And looking at it, I confess I don’t really see any image of Hitler I would recognize… Doug On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:54 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > A quick ask of Google brings up this, of great interest… > > http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/sep/25/walter-benjamins-angel-hitler/ > > Max > > On Aug 28, 2015, at 19:05, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I have scads of Benjamin quotes, but no Benjamin book. Any recommendations? >> I'd like to buy one, or get a couple out of the library. >> >> When I was doing my PhD my super wouldn't let me use Walter B as he was >> 'too old'!! Annoying super ... >> >> Andrew >> >> On 29 August 2015 at 09:59, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Ah, the Benjaminian angel! >>> >>> And also, a Benjaminian caesura, perhaps … >>> >>> J >>> >>> On 29/08/2015, at 2:49 AM, Douglas Barbour wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Jill, Patrick, & Bill. >>>> >>>> 'that angel’ can be found in Benjamin, actually… >>>> >>>> Doug >>>> On Aug 28, 2015, at 2:46 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> angel = plane? Not that we're in the equation business. >>>>> >>>>> Like 'layer after layer of lives/sifted through time, Doug. >>>>> >>>>> cunning/conning loses me but hey. >>>>> >>>>> Bill >>>>> >>>>> On 28/08/2015, at 3:01 AM, Douglas Barbour wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> City of Clouds >>>>>> >>>>>> as any city might be >>>>>> seen through that angel’s eyes >>>>>> >>>>>> layer after layer of lives >>>>>> sifted through time >>>>>> s low cunning >>>>>> a con ning tower >>>>>> of epic song >>>>>> >>>>>> always in the wrong key >>>>>> to the cities >>>>>> buried below >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Douglas Barbour >>>>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>>> >>>>>> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & >>> Continuation 2 (UofAPress). >>>>>> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). >>>>>> >>>>>> Done in by creation itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> I mean the gods. Not us. Well us too. >>>>>> The gods moved into books. Who wrote the books? >>>>>> We wrote the books. In whose dream, then are we dreaming? >>>>>> >>>>>> Robert Kroetsch. >>>>>> >>>> >>>> Douglas Barbour >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation >>> 2 (UofAPress). >>>> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). >>>> >>>> Done in by creation itself. >>>> >>>> I mean the gods. Not us. Well us too. >>>> The gods moved into books. Who wrote the books? >>>> We wrote the books. In whose dream, then are we dreaming? >>>> >>>> Robert Kroetsch. >>> Douglas Barbour [log in to unmask] Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 (UofAPress). Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). Done in by creation itself. I mean the gods. Not us. Well us too. The gods moved into books. Who wrote the books? We wrote the books. In whose dream, then are we dreaming? Robert Kroetsch.