Very good points to keep in mind. I'm reading Marx semi chronologically through the Marx Engels Reader and just finished reading "On the Jewish Question" yesterday. You're right that it's very difficult to understand, I feel like I need to have an intimate knowledge of Hegel before I can even start comprehending it, haha.
The ME Reader is pretty good. It's organized into different sections like 'The Early Marx', 'The Critique of Capitalism', 'Revolutionary Program and Strategy', and includes the relevant excerpts from Marx and Engels on those topics. It also has good explanatory footnotes for each work.
The only thing is that it often only includes excerpts of the works, and the translations are sometimes a bit complicated (compared to the ones on marxists.org)
Very good points to keep in mind. I'm reading Marx semi chronologically through the Marx Engels Reader and just finished reading "On the Jewish Question" yesterday. You're right that it's very difficult to understand, I feel like I need to have an intimate knowledge of Hegel before I can even start comprehending it, haha.
How is the ME Reader?
The ME Reader is pretty good. It's organized into different sections like 'The Early Marx', 'The Critique of Capitalism', 'Revolutionary Program and Strategy', and includes the relevant excerpts from Marx and Engels on those topics. It also has good explanatory footnotes for each work.
The only thing is that it often only includes excerpts of the works, and the translations are sometimes a bit complicated (compared to the ones on marxists.org)
Thanks! I don’t know any German so I’ll have to make do with what they provide re:translation.
So why aren't you reading Hegel?