Adorno stopped writing to Benjamin over his characterization of revolutionary intellectuals

Evidence

The reason for his displeasure was clear: it was the way in which Benjamin characterized the role of intellectuals who took an interest in the revolution. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 777

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Adorno judged Benjamin’s Marxism an unwitting productive misreading, not orthodoxy — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 297; Adorno’s criticisms of Benjamin’s Marxism reveal his own conception of Marxian critique — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 221

Broader Connections

• Adorno’s criticisms of Benjamin’s Marxism reveal his own conception of Marxian critique #expands (0.75) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 221
• Adorno judged Benjamin’s Marxism an unwitting productive misreading, not orthodoxy #expands (0.72) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 297