A concentrated study of the relationships between modernism and transformative left utopianism, this volume provides an introduction to Marx and Marxism for modernists, and an introduction to modernism for Marxists. Its guiding hypothesis is that Marx’s writing absorbed the lessons of artistic and cultural modernity as much as his legacy concretely shaped modernism across multiple media.

Table of Contents:
Series Preface Introduction: Modernist Marx, Marxist Modernism Mark Steven, University of Exeter, UK Part 1 – Conceptualizing Marx 1. Greek Ideology and Modern Politics in Marx's First Works Giacomo Bianchino, City University of New York, USA 2. Before the Manifesto: Märchen and the Impulse to Exorcism Peter Riley, Durham University, UK 3. The Communist Manifesto and the Exhumation of Literature Alex Niven, Newcastle University, UK 4. On France: Revolutions and Communes Owen Holland, University of Oxford, UK 5. Jupiter Against the Lightning-Rod: Literary Form in the Grundrisse Dominick Knowles, Brandeis University, USA 6. The Voices of Capital: Poetics of Critique Beyond Sentiment and Cynicism Daniel Hartley, Durham University, UK 7. The Dialectics of Utopia: Critique of the Gotha Program Regenia Gagnier, University of Exeter, UK 8. Posthumous Publications: Capitalism's Circuits and Reading for Totality Treasa De Loughry, University College Dublin, Ireland, and Miles Link, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Part 2 – Marx in Modernism 9. Marx in the Modernist Novel Julian Murphet, University of Adelaide, Australia 10. Marx and Modernist Poetry Kristin Grogan, Rutgers University, USA 11. Marx and Cinema Angelos Koutsourakis, University of Leeds, UK 12. Theatrical Proletarians Michael Shane Boyle, Queen Mary University of London, UK 13. Marx, Music, Modernism Sarah Collins, University of Western Australia 14. Constructing Socialism: Marxism, Modernism, and Architecture Tyrus Miller, University of California, Irvine, USA 15. Marx and Popular Modernism Esther Leslie, Birkbeck University of London, UK Part 3 – Glossary of Key Terms 16. The Commodity Josh Jewell, University of Exeter, UK 17. Labor Veronica Brownstone, University of Pennsylvania, USA 18. Value Rory Dufficy, Australia and New Zealand School of Government 19. Money Marina Vishmidt, University of London, UK 20. The General Formula of Capital Adam Morton, University of Sydney, Australia 21. Class Elinor Taylor, University of Westminster, UK 22. Technology Trevor Strunk, DeSales University, USA 23. Family Kate Montague, University of Exeter, UK 24. Ideology Harry Warwick, University of Southampton, UK 25. Alienation Ana Tomcic, University of Exeter, UK 26. Materialism Fiona Allen, University of Exeter, UK 27. Colonization Paul Young, University of Exeter, UK 28. Nature Margaret Ronda, University of California, Davis, USA 29. Revolution Colleen Lye, University of California, Berkeley, USA 30 Communism Conall Cash, Cornell University, USA 31. Utopia Cat Moir, University of Sydney, Australia Notes on Contributors Index