Paul Lafargue and the Flowering of French Socialism, 1882–1911

Paul Lafargue, the disciple and son-in-law of Karl Marx, helped to found the first French Marxist party in 1882, and over the next three decades, served as its chief theoretician and propagandist. In an earlier volume, "Paul Lafargue and the Founding of French Marxism, 1842-1882," Leslie Derfler emphasized family identity and the origin of French Marxism. Here, he explores Lafargue's political strategies as well as his pioneering attempts to apply Marxist methods of analysis to anthropology, aesthetics, and literary criticism.

Summary

Lafargue, disciple and son-in-law of Karl Marx, helped found the first French Marxist party in 1882, and over the next three decades, served as its chief theoretician and propagandist. Here, Derfler explores Lafargue’s political strategies and his attempts to apply Marxist methods of analysis to anthropology, aesthetics, and literary criticism.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Derfler, Derfler Leslie
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.1998
• EAN: 9780674659124
• ISBN: 978-0-674-65912-4
• Weight: 689 g
• Illustrations: 10 halftones
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; History, France, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Political, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Biography: historical, political and military