From gustav landauer, revolution and other writings. The texts cover his entire biography, from the early anarchism of the 1890s to his philosophical reflections at the turn of the century. In this remarkable anthology, kuhn brings together an extensive and splendidly chosen collection of landauer s most important writings. Landauer is also known for his study of metaphysics and religion, and his translations of william sha. University of chicago press, 1961 ruth linksalinger hyman. This is how gustav landauer is described in a german police file from 1893. While identifying with ethical socialism, his jewish sensibility increasingly gained over the years, not only, but in great measure due to buber s influence. From his youth he showed great interest in philosophy and the humanities, in literature and in the bohemian life that attracted young people to the cafes of berlin. He was an advocate of social anarchism and an avowed pacifist. Gustav landauer 7 april 1870 2 may 1919 was one of the leading theorists on anarchism in germany at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
Books by gustav landauer author of revolution and other. Gustav landauer has 64 books on goodreads with 1143 ratings. This definitive documentary history collects manifestos, speeches, articles, and letters from the german revolution rosa luxemburg, the revolutionary stewards, and gustav landauer amongst othersintroduced and annotated by the editor. In 1919, during the german revolution, he was briefly commissioner of enlightenment and public instruction of the. Even for the anarchist, language is the rope of the law bound around his neck.
This work was reproduced from the original artifact. And if criticised certain decisions or actions, he did not hesitate to commit himself to revolution whose anarchist dimension is often ignored. Very little of gustav landauers thought is accessible to the english reader, except as paraphrased in the writings of martin buber. Gustav landauer and the revolutionary principle 219 french pacist romain rolland was also sympathetic to it. In 1919, during the german revolution, he was briefly commissioner of enlightenment and public instruction of the shortlived bavarian soviet republic. Nov, 2018 landauer, on the german revolution of 191819 gustav landauer would fully engage with the events of the german revolution, both as writer and militant. The mystical anarchism of gustav landauer, detroit. For gustav landauer, literary critic and anarchist, participant of the bavarian revolution and scholar of mysticism, culture and politics occupied the same spiritual space. Gustav landauer nous fait passer, dans une dimension politicospirituelle non egalee a mon sens chez les anarchistes.
Anarchy 54 vol 5 no 8 august 1965 freedom press gustav landauer by c. Galili shahar about gustav landauers writings on revolution. Landauer, a su me toucher, et faire jaillir cette flamme interieure qui couvait. Gustav landauer project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. James horrox gustav landauer 18701919 although like many of the young intellectuals in berlin at the time landauer s dire financial situation for most of his life put him on the same economic footing as the mass of the workers, his middleclass origins meant a certain degree of isolation from the struggles of the workingclass socialist movement, and it was partly because of this. Gustav landauer 7 april 1870 2 may 1919 was one of the leading theorists on anarchism in germany in the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Mai 1919 in munchenstadelheim war ein judischdeutscher schriftsteller. He was an advocate of communist anarchism and an avowed pacifist. Il fut le principal theoricien du socialisme libertaire en allemagne. Gabriel kuhn, editor and translator of the first comprehensive volume of landauer texts in english, revolution and other writings, will recall the philosophy and activism of a unique revolutionary who died at the hands of reactionary soldiers in may 1919. Gustav landauer and the german revolution of 191819. The collection includes his major work revolution alongside 30 additional essays, articles and correspondence. At the international convention of socialist workers of the ii. He was briefly commissioner of enlightenment and public instruction of the shortlived bavarian soviet republic.
Special thanks to luke for reproducing this old anarchist essay on landauer. Landauer, on the german revolution of 191819 enough 14. Gustav landauer was one of the leading theorists on anarchism in germany at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Gustav landauer 1870 1919, a germanjewish anarchist and a. Gustav landauer and the revolutionary principle of non. Revolution and other writings gustav landauer the comprehensive collection of landauer s writing in english and a celebration of one of the most important agitators in the revolutionary movement.
Gustav landauer was a german philosopher and writer. Gustav landauer the man, the jew and the anarchist. Abstract, part of the papers of gustav landauer 18821919, a collection of documents compiled after his death by max kronstein and lotte kronstein landauer. The comprehensive collection of landauer s writing in english and a celebration of one of the most important agitators in the revolutionary movement. Gustav landauer 18701919 remains germanys most influential anarchist. It appears as if he simply did not take it very seriously. Very little of gustav landauer s thought is accessible to the english reader, except as paraphrased in the writings of martin buber. Gustav landauer 7 april 1870 in karlsruhe, baden 2 may 1919 in munich, bavaria was one of the leading theorists on anarchism in germany in the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Part of the papers of gustav landauer 18821919, a collection of documents compiled after his death by max kronstein and lotte kronstein landauer, for the greater part published by martin buber in. Jan 02, 2011 gustav landauer was born in 1870 in karlsruhe southwest germany into a petitbourgeois family. He was an academic child who spent a lot of time on his own and sought refuge in theatre, music, and especially. Pdf gustav landauer and the revolutionary principle of. Gustav landauer quotes author of revolution and other writings.
In 1919, during the german revolution, he was briefly commissioner of. While identifying with ethical socialism, his jewish sensibility increasingly gained over the years, not. Landauer never explicitly condemned the volkisch movement either. Gustav landauer quotes gustav landauer quotes showing 18 of 8 the state is a condition, a certain relationship between human beings, a mode of behaviour.
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