Taped by WGBH Forum Network, literature professor Howard Eiland visited Harvard Book Store to discuss his biography, Walter Benjmain: A Critical Life.

Walter Benjamin was a philosopher, literary critic, and essayist of the early-to-mid 1900s.  Drawing upon extensive historical research, Eiland discusses Benjamin’s struggles and triumphs in Germany and beyond.

This talk took place on February 7, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.