Fron tmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Berlin Childhood: 1892- 1912 -- 2. Metaphysics of Youth: Berlin and Freiburg, 1912- 1914 -- 3. The Concept of Criticism: Berlin, Munich, and Bern, 1915- 1919 -- 4. Elective Affinities: Berlin and Heidelberg, 1920- 1922 -- 5. Academic Nomad: Frankfurt, Berlin, and Capri, 1923- 1925 -- 6. Weimar Intellectual: Berlin and Moscow, 1925- 1928 -- 7. The Destructive Character: Berlin, Paris, and Ibiza, 1929- 1932 -- 8. Exile: Paris and Ibiza, 1933- 1934 -- 9. The Parisian Arcades: Paris, San Remo, and Skovsbostrand, 1935- 1937 -- 10. Baudelaire and the Streets of Paris: Paris, San Remo, and Skovsbostrand, 1938- 1939 -- 11. The Angel of History: Paris, Nevers, Marseilles, a Port B , 1939- 1940 -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Ac knw ledg ments -- Index |