Questo autore tedesco era rinomato per le sue convinzioni antimilitariste e anarchiche, che incanalò in saggi, poesie e opere teatrali. Durante la Repubblica di Weimar, ottenne riconoscimento internazionale per opere che condannarono ferocemente il nazismo e ne satirizzarono il futuro dittatore, persino prima dell'ascesa al potere di Hitler. La sua scrittura esplora temi di agitazione sociale e resistenza, riflettendo un profondo impegno nella lotta contro l'oppressione. Attraverso la sua potente voce letteraria, offrì una critica incisiva del panorama politico della sua epoca.
Una serie di ritratti, una fotografia sociale impietosa e tagliente che mette in luce tutte le capacità umoristiche di Mühsam. I suoi multipli piani linguistici costruiscono un palco grottesco e paradossale di umane meschinità, debolezze e luoghi comuni. Zie ricche che sfidano la biologia e si ostinano a non voler mai morire, nipoti spiantati avidi e spudorati in caccia di eredità, parassiti di turno, mentre sopra ogni cosa vigila, discreto, lo sguardo dello Stato, che attende il suo turno.
With this book, Erich Mühsam made his ironic bid for authorial immortality by announcing his discovery that immortality in fact exists--specifically in the person of the Rich Aunt. By means of twenty-five case studies, arranged alphabetically (from aunt Amalia to Aunt Zerlinde), Mühsam argues his case : the Rich Aunt is able to live forever provided she has a nephew waiting in the wings for her demise and for his inheritance. The corollary revealed in these tales, of course, is that a Rich Aunt's eternal rest is directly tied to her nephew's deprivation of aforementioned inheritance, be it intentional or fortuitous, or the disappearance of any inheritance for her to offer. The pathway to an immortal's demise thus prove to be varied, and can be the result of anything from the vagracies of sexual proclivities or the stock market to the unforeseen expenses of literary ambitions or the whims of personality or punctuation. The Rich Aunt emerges as the enduring fly in the ointment of Church, Family, and State, the undoing of fate personified, as well as the transformation of morality into mortality under the aegis of Capital. Originally published in Germany in 1905, Psychology of the Rich Aunt is a sardonic, caustically tongue-in-cheek portrayal of greed under capitalism in the bourgeois epoch. It also offers the anarchist author's lesser-know roots in existential slapstick , and is an entertaining example of the heretical verve that animated his life and work as a whole. -- Provided bypublisher
The book explores the life and thoughts of Erich Mühsam, a prominent anarchist writer and activist involved in the Munich Soviet Republic. It delves into his political beliefs, including his opposition to militarism, parliamentarism, and state authority, while advocating for freedom and social justice. The collection includes essays and reflections on various topics such as cultural fascism, censorship, the proletarian left, and women's rights. Mühsam's activism led to his imprisonment and eventual murder by the Nazis, making his writings a poignant testament to his ideals and struggles.
Featuring a riveting collection of anarcho-communist poetry, essays, articles, and diary entries, this translation of Erich Mühsam's legendary writings introduces the German revolutionary's ideas to English speakers for the first time. Uniting a burning desire for individual liberation with radical, left-wing convictions and bohemian strains with syndicalist tendencies, this diverse body of work not only includes his main political pamphlet and one of the key texts in the history of German anarchism but also some of his best-known poems, unbending defenses of political prisoners, passionate calls for solidarity among the proletariat, recollections of the utopian community of Monte Verità, debates on the rights of homosexuals and women, and the role of intellectuals in the class struggle. Perfect for anarchists, activists, or those interested in German history, this expansive and enlightening compilation provides a deep understanding of this important historical figure.
Né le 6 avril 1878 à Berlin, pendu le 10 juillet 1934 par des SS au camp de concentration d'Oranienburg, le poète anarchiste Erich Mühsam a défendu sa vie durant le principe d'une société libérée des deux fardeaux pesant sur les épaules de l'humanité : l'État et le capital. Opposant lucide et irréductible à toute forme de nationalisme, il fut, au même titre que G Landauer ou encore B Traven, l'un des acteurs majeurs de la révolution bavaroise des conseils (1919), une révolution balayée par la social-démocratie allemande. Véritables "confessions d'un anarchiste", ces journaux intimes constituent un témoignage irremplaçable sur la vie de la bohème avant 1914 - Mühsam fut une figure du Schwabing, le Montmartre bavarois où il côtoyait le cabaretier Roda Roda et Franz Wedekind, la grande voix théâtrale de l'expressionnisme allemand -, et sur les conditions d'existence des révolutionnaires emprisonnés durant les premières années de la république de Weimar - il fut libéré en décembre 1924, à l'occasion d'une amnistie destinée à sortir Adolf Hitler de prison où il séjournait depuis son putsch raté de 1923.
Die politische Zeitschrift 'Kain' aus dem Jahr 1912/13 bietet einen tiefen Einblick in die Gedankenwelt von Erich Mühsam, der fast alle Beiträge selbst verfasst hat. Die Sammlung reflektiert die gesellschaftlichen und politischen Strömungen der damaligen Zeit und vermittelt Mühsams kritische Perspektive auf aktuelle Themen. Diese Neuauflage ermöglicht es, die Ideen und Ideale eines bedeutenden Schriftstellers und Aktivisten der frühen 20. Jahrhunderts zu entdecken und deren Relevanz für die heutige Zeit zu erkennen.
Ein Denkmal für Sacco und Vanzetti
Erich Mühsam widmet in ›Staatsräson‹ den anarchistischen Italo-Amerikanern Sacco und Vanzetti ein literarisches Denkmal. Sie wurden 1921 in einem umstrittenen Prozess wegen eines doppelten Raubmords verurteilt, was weltweit zu Massendemonstrationen führte.
Was ist kommunistischer Anarchismus?
Die Schrift ›Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat – Was ist kommunistischer Anarchismus?‹ von Erich Mühsam, veröffentlicht 1933, präsentiert seine Theorie des kommunistischen Anarchismus und fordert die Befreiung der Bürger von staatlicher Bevormundung und Unterdrückung.