Portrait of Marx - An Illustrated Biography

202 Pages·1999·26.279 MB·English

by  Werner Blumenberg, Douglas Scott (transl.)

WERNER
BLUMENBERG
With a foreword by
Gareth Stcdman Jones
Km «A RL MARX
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
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WerneBrl umenberg
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AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY
TRANSLATED BY DOUGLAS SCOTT
HERDER AND HERDER
IntroductiTohne: Probleomf a Biography
II AncestorFsa,m ilLyi fean d School 5
III Lifea tt heU nivers-itCyo nflictw ithh isF ather1 8
I V Int heR anks oft heY oungH egeliaannsd t heL iberal3s7
v The Powero fN ew IdeasC:o mmunism 51
VI 1848- RevolutiaosnI deaa ndR ealit8y3
VII FirsYte arsin London- The SleeplNeisgsh to fE xile9 7
VIII The WretchedneosfEs x istenc1e0 9
IX Journalism andC ontemporaryH istory1 27
X LassallMea:rx 'sD isliokfe
German SocDieamlo cracy1 35
XI The IntemationAal -Lifea ndD eathS truggle1 46
XII The Unfinished Life-Work 158
XIII The Finalaen dP osthumouFsa me 168
Chronology1 79
Opinions1 82
Bibliograph1y8 7
Acknowledgemen1t9s2
Index 193

I
Intruocdt ion:
TheP robleomf Biography
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Particulianrt lhye c aseo fM arx,m ostc ritics (whhoestthielre or
friendlhya)v ec oncentraotne tdh ew orkr athetrh ant hea uthoorn,
Marxismr athtehra no nM arx.T heyh aven ots eenc learelnyo ugthh at
botht het ransitaonrdyt hep ermanenetl emenitnsh isp assionately
turbulenwto rkc anb estb e understoboyd c onsidertihneag b ilities,
the histobraicckaglr ouanndd t hep ersondaels tinoyf t hem an of
flesha ndb lood-.G ustaMva yer
Thev olumilniotuesro aftt huierd ee oldoigsipcbuaetlte w Eeaesnt
anWde sitso nien dictahtaKitao rMnla rdxo es benloottn otg h e
pasbtu,rt a tthhearht ii sn flueenvceteno, d acyo,n titnou etbshe e
stronignetsetl flroeccoetft u haneli netceeennttTuhhr iyis.ss h own
evemno rfeor cibbylt yh feca tt hatth earree wahroeilanes which
'Marxhiasbsme 'c oamd eo minaanntid n flueindteioaollffo egryi ng
ac onsptoatnetna tlitaelrt noao tthifevrorem osf s taatnesd o ciety.
Morteh anni neptecyre notft hceo unsfianngdo verwhelming
wealotflh i teraabtouMurater i xsc oncewrinthehidt s h eoarnide s,
iit sby mneoa ntsr uteos atyh aetv ebroyo hke ltpocs l ayrt ihfese
theoorrai weask ienntse irnte hsrete adTehre.ir ceso ntianrugua­l
menatb oMuatr xt'hse oarniiden ts h,pe r octehscesr eaotfto hre m
isd elibeorvaetrelloByou kMtea drw.xa nso ats chosltarri tvoi ng
obta'bioejnc tikvneo'dw gl;eeh ew a(sa Esn gels riogfhh itml)y said
'motrheah na alr fe voolnuaptrioyil tinc'Ai.na dt heorreesfi,n hcies
theoretiwcaaoslp ewniolnrytk e ntdoje utdsyi h fipsol itaiicmaislt,
ish artdos eweh ys ol itattltee nsthiooubnlep d a itdot hset rong
persotnraalwiihttisywc ehr seoi mptoarinntt hceo nsttirooufntc his
work.
2 Introd:u cTthieo nPofra oB bilopeghmry a
Henctehe ep igrbayG puhs tMaavy ewrh,i dcaht feorsm1 198i,s
staiblslo lvuatletilodyd aNyo.rc awne t akaesc ompleatbesluyr d
thvei eowfE .H .C arwri,t h whhepi rcehf ahcibesid o groafp hy
Marwxr ititnet nht eh ir:tt hiaettsh Mea rxist astshuatm ption
Marxihsacmdo mdei refcortmhl eya vleintk heTe a bloefts hL ea w,
orh asdp rufnulgl y-alrimAketedh efnoremt he hoefia tcdsr eator,
wacso mpletelyF outrnh mearnreoxr ieisastts .ooe nx clMuadrex ism
formt hMea rxliaswwt,h iscahy s evtehiradytei aasp rodouftc hte
soccioanld iotfi ontsh e ipnwe hriiciohtad r eo.Hs encMea rx's
limfues btei mporftoraa nnut n derstoafMn adrixnigs m.
Thec labsisoigcr oafp hMyia tsrhx a btyF raMnezh riwnhgi,c h
alsaop peairn1e 19d8 d;e spmiatneoy t hpeurb liciatht ainsoo nts
beeinm prouvpeodsn of ra.Be foarnesd i nvcaer,i ous biographies,
laragnesd m ahlalv,ae p peawrheidcd he,p enodnit nhgea itrt itude
toM arx's haivdueesa usa,l ly bermipgolhrost yo emdbc roelr osu.
Evetnh lei terfavatouurreta bol eMi ashre xa viinltye rswpietrhs ed
legeanndd prteoaf deorpsat p oalno tgoentIeiti.c s notetwhoartt hy
eveMna rxs'usp powretreaerl sw aiynasc ertsatiaontfe e m barrass­
ment rweigttahorh d i: mM arwxa rse adlilffye froremnh to w hhaed
beerne presaenntdth eekdyn, e twih s.
Thiass tonifscahti isin lgl usbtyrM aetherdi rnegs'eSia trsc.eh l f
He wparso bathbel yp wehrows aobsne asct quawiintthe dtM haer x
manB.y f atrh meo sitm porstoaunrftco erb iao groafpM hayr x
wahsi cso rrespwointdFher niceedE rnigceihls ss,iu ne1 d9 1atf3e r
beisnegr ioaubsrliydb gyBe edb aenlBd e rnsAtlealiu nt.h oarsi ties
welalst hlee adsioncgi awleirasegt rset ehdad tr asatbibcr eviations
wer'en ecesosnba orty'h'mo ,r al'p raonpda gagnrdoiusnItdtis c.
waispm ermifsorsM iabrltxeo abshe ed isclhoismlesfMde.a rtxh,e
discoovfei rnaeflrl oibbejlcet liavweos p erawtiitanhbg s olute cer­
tainmtuys,t hbieme snetliffrer eeflo rym s uebcjtiivfi twhyae,ts o
seravsae s ourocfce e rtaBiuntnt oywt. h ceo rrespownidtehn ce
Engeslhso wtehdha et wapa esr sooftn hm eo setx trseumebecj tivity,
with retshtuehl attth v ee rtyh iwnhgi ccho nstihtigusrt eeadt ness
asam an bwoaustn odi mpatihcreo nsisotfhe ivnsic eyIw nso .no ef
three pohrest usb miMtetherdib,nl gu nsttlayht ieosdp intihoaintf ,
thicso rrespownedreean pctpeoe i anfr ul la,lt lh eeffo rttsh ahte
hims,Ke aluftsky, aBneodrt nhshetaredsi nbm eaeknif nrotg w enty
yeatrops r eserve Marx's lihtaevrbeae reiynnv arienp.u tation would
Anda lthohuerg ehc ommeanlfdlute udrs et udoefnM tasrtx o' keep
Introtdiu:oc nTPher obolfae B mi opghrya3
absoliumtmeunleyf roaml alt taocf"k Msa rxola"tw oecr aysn"e e
wherheio sw nb ettjeurd gemleehndit m t of otbh ree adoeffwr i th
noatl wavyesrc yl eianrti mations.
Toh avpeu blitshhMeea dr x-Encgoerlrse spoinnfd ueilnsolc n ee
oft hger esaetr vpiecrefso rbmyDe adv iRdi azatnhofevo ,u nadnedr
fomra nyye atrhsde i reocftt hoMera rx-EnIgnesltsii tnMu otsec ow.
Thism onumenwtoaralkp peafrreod1m 9 2t9o1 931,i nf ousro lid
volumoefts h Ceo elcltEeddi toifMo anr axn Edn geRlisa.z awnaosv
justificaobnlvyi tnhcaeMtda rhxa dt hrei gthoat p pejaursa tsh e
reawlalsya; n tdh atthw eo rhladtd h rei gthomt a kteh aec quaintance
ofthi s gremaatn a sh ea ctuwaalslB.yu ti tw asc leaator n cteh at
Riazangorvep'austb licpaotsiaeno dun m boefpr r oblteosm tsu dents
ofM arwxh ichha vset niolbtle efnu lmlays teerveetdno daIytw. a s
alcsloe tahram tan ayc couunsteasdsp rincsiopuarflco eprso rtraying
Marxp'esr son-asluicathsty h obsye chhiisl dorrane unm boefhir s
frie-nhdasdl omsutc ohf t heviarl uTeh.e shea ndo bte cocmoem ­
pletuesleyl beusntso ;ws om ucmha teorfia ad li fferkeinnhtda tdo
bes eatg aitnhsettm h aMta rcxo unlodl ongbeevr i ewpelda iannldy
simpalsay m odecli tiozrhe enr bou,wt a ss eetnob ea v erdyi fficult
ancdo mplipceartseodn ality.
Jusatsi tw asag resaetr vtiopc ueb ltihsichso rresposnod ence,
iitas gr eapti ttyh adtu ritnhegen sutihnigyr etaytr hsri ismc aht erial
hanso bte euns eadst hbea sfioasrc omprehaennrdse iavalecl cyu rate
biograTphhegy r.ew aotrb kyA ugusCtoern huas sof aorn lrye ached
thbee ginonfit nhgfe o rtsiteiaslf ,la inreluyt prearli Oondt .h e
othhearn tdh ceo rrespownadsre enscpeo nfsoitrbh ldeei storted
picttuhraLete opoSlcdh warzdsrcehowifM l adr xW.e rnSeorm bart,
aftheirps a negiynrD iacLs e bensvwoKernak r Mla r(xp ubliisnh ed
1909j)us,t ihfiiceshd a nogfhe e art abobuyst a yMiatnrhgxat th e
correspo(nwdheihncecohe n lkyn eiwn t haeb ridegdeidt wiaosn )
'nauseaantdis nhgo'w e'dw haat t horoucgohrlryo dedha ds oul
dweilntM arx'. mMiasrdexir'ndseo gti vhei ma b etter oofp inion
the buotn lsyh ocked him;o fc aonudrS solema,bt awerertn, t
man,
mucfh urtThheers .a me atpopS lcihewsa rzsIctih sai sltdo.n ishing
thatth iesm inepnutb liwchiops rto,d uocneoedf t hbee sGte rman
period(iwciahtlihTss a gebduucrhit nhgWe e imaPre riaonddh, i s
NeueTasg ebudcuhr itnhgee m igratcioouanld)do, p tth aem azing
opintihoaanmt a nw atsh seu mo fh imsi staokrte hsaa,wt o rsku ch
asM arxw'ist,ih t ism mensscea alnedi twso rld-awpipdlei cation,
4 Introd:u cTPtheri oobnolfae B mi opgyhr a
coublede xplaiinnt eedr mosfw eakneosfcs heasr aHcotweerv.e r
hivsi ewwa nso etn tiarcecliyd ehnewt iaslh:te ord e vMeaarxla st he
origoifan l tlo talisttaartaienasdwn, a ntteodf oragw eea pofno r
theC olWda rE.v etno daiyti sp ossifbolare F renscchh olar,
MaximiRluibeetnlo s, p eoafk' Marcxei tn conAnnuda 'gr .ea td eal
ofd etaiwloeridksn ecesbseafroywr eec asna tyh awtep ossaes s
pictuorfe thadto ehsi mj ustice.
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