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

伊丽莎白·扬—布鲁尔（Elisabeth Young-Bruehl，1946—2011）职业心理分析师，毕业于纽约社会研究学院，工作于费城的宾夕法尼亚研究所和哥伦比亚大学心理分析训练和研究中心，擅长对人物内心的把握和描述。她是阿伦特的学生和朋友、最亲密的人之一。著有《安娜·弗洛伊德传》（1988）、《创造性人格》（1991）、《爱这个世界：汉娜·阿伦特传》（1982,2004）、《阿伦特为什么重要》（2006）等。

译者：陈伟，政治学博士，中国人民大学国际关系学院副教授，主要研究领域为政治理论、西方政治思想、政治哲学，著有《阿伦特与政治的复归》、《施米特与政治的逻辑》等。

译者：张新刚，北京大学西方古典学中心助理教授。