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Translators' Foreword Exposes Paris, the Capital of the Nineteenth Century (1935) "Paris, the City of the Twenty-First Century" (1939) Convolutes Overview First Sketches Early Drafts "Arcades" "The Arcades of Paris" 'The Ring of Saturn" Addenda Expose of 1935, Early Version Materials for the Expose and Exposition of 1935 Materials for Arcades' "Dialectics at a Standstill," by Rolf Tiedemann "The Story of Old Benjamin," by Lisa FittAbstract:
Translators' Foreword Exposes "Paris, the Capital of the Nineteenth Century" (1935) "Paris, Capital of the Nineteenth Century" (1939) Convolutes Overview First Sketches Early Drafts "Arcades" "The Arcades of Paris" "The Ring of Saturn" Addenda Expose of 1935, Early Version Materials for the Expose of 1935 Materials for "Arcades" "Dialectics at a Standstill," by Rolf Tiedemann "The Story of Old Benjamin," by Lisa Fittko Translators' Notes Guide to Names and Terms Indexread more
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