Politicization of Nature: Luxemburg, Kraus, Benjamin

Writing in 1920, Walter Benjamin reports on his ongoing work on a project referred to as his "Politics." Discussing the letters written by Rosa Luxemburg from prison during the war, he mentions that he was struck by their "unbelievable beauty and significance." Benjamin discusses...

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Published in:	MLN 2023-04, Vol.138 (3), p.1093-1112
Main Author:	Vandeputte, Tom
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Animals Armed forces Children German literature Kraus, Karl (1874-1936) Literary polemics Literatura alemana Literatura carcelaria Luxemburg, Rosa (1871-1919) Politics Politics and literature Polémicas literarias Política y literatura Prison literature Prisons Violence Violencia Walter, Benjamin A
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Summary:	Writing in 1920, Walter Benjamin reports on his ongoing work on a project referred to as his "Politics." Discussing the letters written by Rosa Luxemburg from prison during the war, he mentions that he was struck by their "unbelievable beauty and significance." Benjamin discusses how Karl Kraus has written a "significant polemic" targeting a recent "unashamed attack on the spirit of these letters. This rescue operation conducted by Benjamin on the "spirit" of Luxemburg's letters appears to bear some relation to the work on politics that Benjamin is immersed in at the same moment.
ISSN:	1080-6598 0026-7910 1080-6598