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Jamie Q Roberts, The Conversation

Walter Benjamin’s ‘Illuminations’ is a remarkably prescient work of an intellectual truth-seeker

The writings in the book were produced between 1923 and 1940. Some were published in journals and other places, but some were only published posthumously.

Jamie Q Roberts, The Conversation
· Jan 21, 2024 · 05:30 pm
How De Quincy’s ‘Confessions’ elevated the (opium) addict to a cultural figure for the first time

The user seemingly rebels against the quotidian. And for the artist-addict, drugs are a muse.

Jamie Q Roberts, The Conversation
· Feb 04, 2023 · 05:30 pm