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, and Port Bou, 1939–1940
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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