File spoon-archives/marxism2.archive/marxism2_1996/96-10-21.210, message 134


Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 22:47:29 +0100
Subject: Re: Rookie question...


One of the books I'll consider essential is Engel's "Anti-Duhring".

Keith Alan Sprouse wrote:
> 
> I've been lurking on this list for awhile and have even posted
> once or twice, keeping myself to the areas that I can deal with
> intelligently (which is why I haven't posted much!).  At any
> rate, although I definitely am to the left, I haven't had the
> grounding in Marx that I should, which leads me to my rookie
> question:  Where should I start reading?  I know the answer to
> this question is, in broad terms, "Marx."  But what I would
> like to know is, in what order should I tackle this huge body
> of texts and are there some that are more essential (ie. read
> these at all costs) than others.  I've been cruising the used
> book stores and have found alot of stuff, but am truly at a
> loss as to where to begin.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> 
> --
> Keith Alan Sprouse                              "Hypocrite lecteur, mon
> Dept. of French Language and Literatures         semblable, mon frere"
> University of Virginia                           ----- Baudelaire
> sprouse-AT-virginia.edu
> 
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