Shakespeare’s Influence on Karl Marx; The Shakespearean Roots of Marxism

Christian A. Smith

Language: English

European history Karl Marx’s collected works Marxism Rheinische Zeitung Shakespeare scholarship Shakespearean allusions Shakespearean quotations Shakespearean roots Shakespeare’s writings economic writings revolutionary activity

Published: Nov 22, 2021

Description:

This volume presents a close-reading of instances of Shakespearean quotations, allusions, imagery, and rhetoric found in Karl Marx’s collected works and letters which provides evidence that Shakespeare’s writings exerted a formative influence on Marx and the development of his work.