Hannah Arendt : for love of the world

This highly acclaimed, prize-winning biography of one of the foremost political philosophers of the twentieth century is here reissued in a trade paperback edition for a new generation of readers. In a new preface the author offers an account of writings by and about Arendt that have appeared since the book’s 1982 publication, providing a reassessment of her subject’s life and achievement. __Praise for the earlier edition:__ “Both a personal and an intellectual biography . . . It represents biography at its best.”—Peter Berger, front page, __The New York Times Book Review__ “A story of surprising drama . . . . At last, we can see Arendt whole.”—Jim Miller, __Newsweek__“Indispensable to anyone interested in the life, the thought, or . . . the example of Hannah Arendt.”—Mark Feeney, __Boston Globe__ “An adventure story that moves from pre-Nazi Germany to fame in the United States, and . . . a study of the influences that shaped a sharp political awareness.”—Richmond (Va.) __Times-Dispatch__ Cover drawing by David Schorr This highly acclaimed, prize-winning biography of one of the foremost political philosophers of the twentieth century is here reissued in a trade paperback edition for a new generation of readers. In a new preface the author offers an account of writings by and about Arendt that have appeared since the book’s 1982 publication, providing a reassessment of her subject’s life and achievement. Praise for the earlier edition: “Both a personal and an intellectual biography . . . It represents biography at its best.”—Peter Berger, front page, The New York Times Book Review “A story of surprising drama . . . . At last, we can see Arendt whole.”—Jim Miller, Newsweek “Indispensable to anyone interested in the life, the thought, or . . . the example of Hannah Arendt.”—Mark Feeney, Boston Globe “An adventure story that moves from pre-Nazi Germany to fame in the United States, and . . . a study of the influences that shaped a sharp political awareness.”—Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch Cover drawing by David Schorr Contents 5 Illustrations 7 Preface to the Second Edition 9 Preface 37 Acknowledgments 51 PART 1: 1906-1933 59 CHAPTER 1: Unser Kind (1906-1924) 59 CHAPTER 2: The Shadows (1924-1929) 96 CHAPTER 3: The Life of a Jewess (1929-1933) 131 PART 2: 1933-1951 169 CHAPTER 4: Stateless Persons (1933-1941) 169 CHAPTER 5: Loyalty Is the Sign of Truth (1941-1948) 218 CHAPTER 6: A Private Face in Public Life (1948-1951) 266 PART 3: 1951-1965 313 CHAPTER 7: Being at Home in the World (1951-1961) 317 CHAPTER 8: Cura Posterior: Eichmann in Jerusalem (1961-1965) 382 PART 4: 1965-1975 437 CHAPTER 9: America in Dark Times (1965-1970) 437 CHAPTER 10: No Longer and Not Yet: The Life of the Mind (1970-1975) 492 APPENDIX l: The Cohns and the Arendts of Königsberg 529 APPENDIX 2: German Texts of Arendt's Poems 532 APPENDIX 3: Arendt's Doctoral Dissertation: A Synopsis 544 Notes 555 Chronological Bibliography of the Works of Hannah Arendt 589 Index 603 "This biography of one of the foremost political philosophers of the twentieth century is here reissued in a trade paperback edition for a new generation of readers. In a new Preface the author offers an account of writings by and about Arendt that have appeared since the book's 1982 publication, providing a reassessment of her subject's life and achievement."--Book jacket