Adorno understood Benjamin’s intentions better than Scholem or Brecht did

Evidence

When Benjamin thanked Adorno for his lively interest, and emphasized that Adorno had understood his intentions exactly, it was more than mere courtesy to someone whose support he depended on. Although Adorno did not grasp all sides of Benjamin, he did see more than Scholem or even Brecht or others, and it was he who went into Benjamin’s ideas in the most interesting way, having assimilated much more of Benjamin than anyone else. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 870 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Adorno understood Benjamin’s work more deeply than Scholem or Brecht did. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 870

Broader Connections

• Adorno understood Benjamin’s work more deeply than Scholem or Brecht did. #corroborates (0.98) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 870