In the Language of Walter Benjamin Rebecca Silverman the Standard Oil Company

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In the Language of Walter Benjamin Rebecca Silverman the Standard Oil CompanyIf Walter Benjamin (with an irony that belies his seemingly tragic life) is now recognized as one of the century's most important writers, reading him is no easy matter. Benjamin opens one of his most notable essays, ''The Task of the Translator,'' with the words ''No poem is intended for the reader, no image for the beholder, no symphony for the listener.'' How does one read an author who tells us that writing does not communicate very much to the