The Complete Correspondence 19281940 Author:Theodor W. Adorno, Walter Benjamin The correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, which appears here for the first time in its entirety in English translation, must rank among the most significant to have come down to us from that notable age of barbarism, the twentieth century. Benjamin, riddle-like in his personality and given to tactical evasion, an... more »d Adorno, full of his own importance, alternately support and compete with each other throughout the correspondence, until its imminent tragic end becomes apparent to both writers. Each had met his match, and happily, in the other. "The extensive correspondence between Adorno and Benjamin—now happily available in English—reveals the complexities of their tortured philosophical friendship." —James Miller, New York Times Book Review "The extraordinary and unique qualities of this correspondence stem from the confrontation in stages between two of the most intense and energetic minds of the century. There are very few examples of an exchange of this intensity and intellectual quality in other languages. Many readers may well come to the work of Adorno and Benjamin through these letters." —Fredric Jameson, Duke University« less