Marx/Engels: the most politico-historically significant historical rps otp?

[cimorene]

This textbook pre-digests the classics of sociology for us because the professors in the department don't agree with me and isilya that it's pretty ridiculous to allow someone to get a master's degree in sociology without making sure they've read [some of] the texts of the founding fathers of the discipline in an original non-pre-digested form. But I digress. /rant

So in the beginning of the section on Marx, it's all, "Marx's partner, Engels -" and, well, I know they were compadres and frequent co-authors and they worked out their theories together, but partner? I was like, what, was Marx gay and no one's ever mentioned that to me before...? But no, it's a linguistic nuance, a whimsy of expression, or a personal blip in my own brain.

However, if you were curious, there is one google hit for "Marx/Engels slash". But it's more like epistolary posthumous unrequited longing, so does that make it Marx/Engels gen?


PS. I hate reading about Marx. It's like I'm allergic: as soon as he comes up my brain starts itching with boredom and irritation. I'd probably be as annoyed if there were some slash stashed away in there.

Comments

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

Well, there was once this one paragraph in a textbook that totally read like Darwin slash, although I can't even remember the name of his friend. And by friend I obviously mean "friend". Darwin referred to the theory of evolution as their baby. *tearz*

[cimness.livejournal.com]

HIS PARTICULAR FRIEND.

[claire.livejournal.com]

I find it more comforting to read about Groucho Marx instead.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. If only I could get away with it in the class discussion. ("Oops - wrong chapter.")

[lindra.livejournal.com]

Marx and Engles were VERY VERY VERY close by all accounts. My preface to Conditions of the Working Class belabours the fact for several pages.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

yes they were! I have gathered from the biographical material. Engels worked in a different city and sent money to Marx, supporting him and his family for years, apparently.