Karl Marx: The Story of His Life
Author | Franz Mehring |
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Original title | Karl Marx. Geschichte seines Lebens |
Translator | Edward Fitzgerald |
Language | German |
Subject | Karl Marx |
Published |
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Publication place | Germany |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 608 (English edition) |
ISBN | 978-0415607261 |
Website | [1] |
Karl Marx: The Story of His Life (German: Karl Marx. Geschichte seines Lebens) is a 1918[1] book about the philosopher Karl Marx by the German historian Franz Mehring. Considered the classical biography of Marx,[2] the work has been translated into many languages, including Russian (1920), Dutch (1921),[3] Swedish (1921–1922), Danish (1922), Hungarian (1925), Japanese (1930), Spanish (1932), English (1935), Hebrew (1940–1941), Turkish (2012).[4]
Reception
[edit]The political scientist David McLellan writes that Karl Marx: The Story of His Life is the "classical biography of Marx", adding that it is now "slightly hagiographical" and out of date.[2] In 1953, the philosopher Louis Althusser wrote that it is the "most comprehensive and interesting historical study of Marx".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Fitzgerald 1935. p. x.
- ^ a b McLellan 1995. p. 444.
- ^ Dutch translation: Mehring, Franz (1921). Karl Marx : Geschiedenis van zijn leven. Translated by Romein, Jan. Rotterdam: W.L. & J. Brusse's Uitgeversmaatschappij. OCLC 781578231 (all editions). (reprinted 1971)
- ^ Turkish translation: Mehring, Franz (2010). Karl Marks : yaşam öyküsü. Translated by Feyyaz Şahin. Izmir: İlya Yayınevi. ISBN 9789944260589.
- ^ "On Marxism, by Louis Althusser".
Bibliography
[edit]- Books
- Fitzgerald, Edward; Mehring, Franz (1935). Karl Marx: The Story of His Life. New York: Covici, Friede, Inc.
- McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx: A Biography. London: Papermac. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.
- Online articles
- World Catalogue. "WorldCat search". Retrieved 2010-04-19.