All studies and articles by Attila József 1930-1937 I-II. volume

Joint publication of L'Harmattan Publishing House and József Attila Society The two volumes are published together in hardcover. The texts were edited by Éva Sárközi All studies and articles 1930-1933, critical edition Not only is Attila József's poetic oeuvre a still living, invaluable intellectual tradition, but also his prose. The critical edition of his writings written between 1930 and 1937 was completed through more than a decade of philological efforts. Many of his texts appear here for the first time, in the order of their creation, accompanied by detailed commentary. Our collection greatly enriches and partially redraws the picture of the poet. The first volume follows Attila József's intellectual development until the end of 1933, his immersion in Marxist and psychoanalytic literature, his joining the communist movement, and then his confrontation with the politics of the left of the time. It contains such significant writings as Literature and Socialism, Individuality and Reality, Around the Unity Front and The Question of Art and the Proletariat. All his studies and articles 1934-1937, critical edition Not only does Attila József's poetic oeuvre constitute a still living, invaluable intellectual tradition, but also his prose. The critical edition of his writings written between 1930 and 1937 was completed through more than a decade of philological efforts. Many of his texts appear here for the first time, in the order of their creation, accompanied by detailed commentary. Our collection greatly enriches and partially redraws the image of the poet. The second volume presents Attila József's intellectual development from 1934 until his death, the formation of his independent stance associating Marxism with psychoanalysis, and his opposition to the political dictatorships of the time. It includes such significant writings as The Philosophy of Socialism, his study of the middle class, his Kosztolányi review, his Editor's Message, The Soul of Asia, and his late masterpiece, Hegel - Marx - Freud.