Even for the anarchist, language is the rope of the law bound around his neck. Gustav landauer is the author of revolution and other writings 3. While identifying with ethical socialism, his jewish sensibility increasingly gained over the years, not. Gustav landauer and the german revolution of 191819. He was briefly commissioner of enlightenment and public instruction of the shortlived bavarian soviet republic. Gustav landauer the man, the jew and the anarchist. Landauer never explicitly condemned the volkisch movement either. The mystical anarchism of gustav landauer, detroit.
And if criticised certain decisions or actions, he did not hesitate to commit himself to revolution whose anarchist dimension is often ignored. Gustav landauer, the son of hermann and rosa landauer, was born in karlsruhe on 7th april, 1870. Gustav landauer and the revolutionary principle of non. For gustav landauer, literary critic and anarchist, participant of the bavarian revolution and scholar of mysticism, culture and politics occupied the same spiritual space. The collection includes his major work revolution alongside 30 additional essays, articles and correspondence.
University of chicago press, 1961 ruth linksalinger hyman. Gustav landauer quotes author of revolution and other writings. 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. In this remarkable anthology, kuhn brings together an extensive and splendidly chosen collection of landauer s most important writings.
In 1919, during the german revolution, he was briefly commissioner of. Gouverneur morris gouverneur morris gouverneur ist kein titel, sondern sein vorname, 17521816, anwalt, politiker. Gustav landauer 18701919 remains germanys most influential anarchist. 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.
Galili shahar about gustav landauers writings on revolution. At the international convention of socialist workers of the ii. He was an advocate of communist anarchism and an avowed pacifist. Gustav landauer author of revolution and other writings. Il fut le principal theoricien du socialisme libertaire en allemagne. Very little of gustav landauers thought is accessible to the english reader, except as paraphrased in the writings of martin buber. Mai 1919 in munchenstadelheim war ein judischdeutscher schriftsteller. We, who do not want any war, under no circumstances at all, are isolated. 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. Pdf gustav landauer and the revolutionary principle of. This is how gustav landauer is described in a german police file from 1893.
The texts cover his entire biography, from the early anarchism of the 1890s to his philosophical reflections at the turn of the century. 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. Landauer, on the german revolution of 191819 enough 14. He was an academic child who spent a lot of time on his own and sought refuge in theatre, music, and especially. 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. 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 was a german philosopher and writer. 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. Landauer, a su me toucher, et faire jaillir cette flamme interieure qui couvait. Jan 02, 2011 gustav landauer was born in 1870 in karlsruhe southwest germany into a petitbourgeois family. 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 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Gustav landauer 1870 1919, a germanjewish anarchist and a. 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.
Anarchy 54 vol 5 no 8 august 1965 freedom press gustav landauer by c. 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 has 64 books on goodreads with 1143 ratings. Gustav landauer revolution and other writings landauer never referenced the volkisch movement positively, even though it was already a notable political force by the 1890s. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work was reproduced from the original artifact. 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. In 1919, during the german revolution, he was briefly commissioner of enlightenment and public instruction of the shortlived bavarian soviet republic. Landauer is also known for his study of metaphysics and religion, and his translations of william sha. Gustav landauer nous fait passer, dans une dimension politicospirituelle non egalee a mon sens chez les anarchistes. In 1919, during the german revolution, he was briefly commissioner of enlightenment and public instruction of the.
From gustav landauer, revolution and other writings. The comprehensive collection of landauer s writing in english and a celebration of one of the most important agitators in the revolutionary movement. Abstract, part of the papers of gustav landauer 18821919, a collection of documents compiled after his death by max kronstein and lotte kronstein landauer. Gustav landauer s most popular book is revolution and other writings. He was an advocate of social anarchism and an avowed pacifist. Special thanks to luke for reproducing this old anarchist essay on landauer. 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. Gustav landauer and the revolutionary principle 219 french pacist romain rolland was also sympathetic to it. It appears as if he simply did not take it very seriously. While identifying with ethical socialism, his jewish sensibility increasingly gained over the years, not only, but in great measure due to buber s influence.
1642 425 1011 1577 46 1340 1493 439 1217 132 1386 861 209 685 357 1555 398 798 592 1247 913 383 1096 390 630 527 1119 287 554 643 833 394 918 1443 359 900 417 800