Walking in Berlin a flaneur in the capital
Hessel, Franz 1880-1941
Walking in Berlin a flaneur in the capital Franz Hessel ; with an essay by Walter Benjamin ; translated by Amanda DeMarco - xi, 284 Seiten
"First Published in the United Kingdom by Scribe Publications, 2016."--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284)
"Franz Hessel was an observer par excellence of the increasingly hectic metropolis that was Berlin in the late 1920s. In Walking in Berlin, originally published in Germany in 1929, he captures the rhythm of Weimar-era Berlin, recording evidence of the seismic shifts shaking German culture at the time. Nearly all of the pieces take the form of a walk or outing, focusing either on a theme or part of the city, and many end at a theatre, cinema, or club. Hessel effortlessly weaves historical information into his observations, displaying his extensive knowledge of the city. Today, many years after the Nazi era and the postwar reconstruction that followed, the areas he visited are all still prominent and interesting. From the Alexanderplatz to Kreuzberg, his record of them has become priceless. Superbly written, and as fresh today as when it first appeared, this is a book to be savoured"-- Translator's Foreword -- The Flaneur's Return / by Walter Benjamin -- The Suspect -- I Learn a Thing or Two -- A Bit of Work -- Fashion -- Lust for Life -- A Tour -- The Animal Palaces -- Berlin's Boulevard -- The Old West -- Tiergarten -- The Landwehr Canal -- Kreuzberg -- Tempelhof -- Hasenheide -- Through Neukölln Toward Britz -- Steamship Music -- To the East -- The North -- The Northwest -- Friedrichstadt -- Dönhoffplatz -- The Newspaper District -- The Southwest -- Afterword
9780262036351
Hessel, Franz 1880-1941 --Travel--Germany--Berlin
Walking--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
Historic buildings--Germany--Berlin
Historic sites--Germany--Berlin
Neighborhoods--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
City and town life--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
Social change--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
Berlin (Germany)--Social life and customs--20th century
Berlin (Germany)--Description and travel
Berlin Collection
Reisebericht--1929
DD879
943/.155085 914.31550485 914.3
Walking in Berlin a flaneur in the capital Franz Hessel ; with an essay by Walter Benjamin ; translated by Amanda DeMarco - xi, 284 Seiten
"First Published in the United Kingdom by Scribe Publications, 2016."--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284)
"Franz Hessel was an observer par excellence of the increasingly hectic metropolis that was Berlin in the late 1920s. In Walking in Berlin, originally published in Germany in 1929, he captures the rhythm of Weimar-era Berlin, recording evidence of the seismic shifts shaking German culture at the time. Nearly all of the pieces take the form of a walk or outing, focusing either on a theme or part of the city, and many end at a theatre, cinema, or club. Hessel effortlessly weaves historical information into his observations, displaying his extensive knowledge of the city. Today, many years after the Nazi era and the postwar reconstruction that followed, the areas he visited are all still prominent and interesting. From the Alexanderplatz to Kreuzberg, his record of them has become priceless. Superbly written, and as fresh today as when it first appeared, this is a book to be savoured"-- Translator's Foreword -- The Flaneur's Return / by Walter Benjamin -- The Suspect -- I Learn a Thing or Two -- A Bit of Work -- Fashion -- Lust for Life -- A Tour -- The Animal Palaces -- Berlin's Boulevard -- The Old West -- Tiergarten -- The Landwehr Canal -- Kreuzberg -- Tempelhof -- Hasenheide -- Through Neukölln Toward Britz -- Steamship Music -- To the East -- The North -- The Northwest -- Friedrichstadt -- Dönhoffplatz -- The Newspaper District -- The Southwest -- Afterword
9780262036351
Hessel, Franz 1880-1941 --Travel--Germany--Berlin
Walking--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
Historic buildings--Germany--Berlin
Historic sites--Germany--Berlin
Neighborhoods--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
City and town life--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
Social change--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century
Berlin (Germany)--Social life and customs--20th century
Berlin (Germany)--Description and travel
Berlin Collection
Reisebericht--1929
DD879
943/.155085 914.31550485 914.3