Estratégias teórico-historiográficas na obra tar-dia de Walter Benjamin

Abstract

This paper discusses some motifs of the late work of the philosopher and crit ic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940). In the reception, perhaps the most significant to the work of Benjamin is the field of historical knowledge, whose theme is important primacy in the afterthought of the philosopher. This article aims to review some aspects of Ben jamin's later work with a view to promoting a discussion of aspects of this work to the field of theory and methodology of history. The main reference for the discussion that follows is the constructive aspect that articulates the Benjamin’s late work.