Research on Religion and Art in the Young Marx's "Bonn Note"
08:26, August 02, 2022 Source: "China Social Sciences", August 2, 2022, Issue 2461 Author: Kang Jian/Lei Xue Chen Mo/Translation

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In Marx's life,There are still some fragments that have not been noticed by the academic community,or these fragments are considered insignificant in Marx's academic research。An article written by Marx's writing about Christian art in 1841-1842,and a set of excerpts of the history of religious art ("Bonn Note"),Is an example。In Marx's biography and research on young Marx,Either there is no such article and an attached notes at all,Either just mention it by the way,When these notes are involved,Usually only part of them,Other parts are actually ignored。

About "On Christian Art",As Marx said to this,The original plan was to use it as a chapter of "Criticizing the Religion and Art of Religion and Art from the perspective of faith" (hereinafter referred to as "The Theory of Hegel"),Published in May 1842。"The Theory of Hegel" is another book "For Hegel、Announcement of the Doomsday of the Familiarists and the Anti -Christian "(hereinafter referred to as the" Moch of the Doomsday ") is written in the follow -up part,The book pays in November 1841。Through these two works,Powell aims to study the potential atheist and political Bet365 lotto review revolutionary dimension in Hegel's philosophy。Powell thinks,The identity of a Christian priest disguised as Christian priests to write these books,is a very effective strategy,Because it seems to be attacking Hegel,In fact, it is to provoke conflict in Prussia's intellectual community。Marx uses Powell's narrative style,and write a chapter for Powell's writing,Discuss Hegel's view of religious art。​​but,He also decided to publish his work as a separate article on March 5, 1842 on March 5, 1842。Although Marx once again promised Luger to complete his article from March 20 to April 27, 1842,But he did not finish and submit it。

Marx's article is now lost,But Marx's creative process ("Bonn Note") is saved。"Bonn Note",Especially the first two notes in it,What the ultimate purpose of helping to understand Marx's article may be,What may be the main argument of this article,and why he did not complete and published it in the end。

Marx's article aims to intervene in the religion of Prussian art -cultural dispute,His starting point is romanticism -Christian art and their respect for the Middle Ages。Powell's mission to Marx is to depict the pagan -Greek artistic heritage as a cultural polluter of contemporary romantic art。He asked Marx's nostalgic to restore the spirit before the reform of Christian art,and claim that Hegel is the enemy of Christian bet365 live casino games -romantic art。To lead this view,Marx checked the "Italienische Forschungen" (Carl Friedrich Von Rumohr) (Carl Friedrich Von Rumohr) (notebook 1)。

Marx's turning to Romor and its works on Italian art,He knows very well in the contemporary culture and artistic significance of German artists and intellectuals attached to Italy。in the 18th and 19th centuries,Italy, especially Rome,For the Germans is a tool or carrier carrying complex meaning,Expressing the convergence of cultural conflict forces。Romor's "Italy Research" is produced in the context of this debate,It traced back to the origin and development of Christian art from the beginning of the Middle Ages of Italy -respected by romanticists because of its religious emotions -until the Renaissance of the Italian Rena -because it is comparable to the lofty Greek model comparable to the lofty Greek model Artistic autonomy is connected,and is favored by classicalists。

Marx's excerpt from Romor records his early research on Romor's early research on Christian art,and about the description of the connection between Greece -pagan and Italian -Christian art。You can see it in the notes very clearly,He paid a certain attention to the chapters of Rugoore on the chapters of Italian paintings in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.。For example,Greece's worldly、Exterior and practical attitude, as well as his ability bet365 best casino games to integrate movements and emotions in painting,Comparison with the religious piety of Qiba and Du Qiao。But this is still a secondary problem,Because Marx did not further explore the art of Renaissance,Instead, pay attention to the earlier period。

Rugo's theory can attract Marx's attention: the difference between one art and another is a specific society and material restrictions,These restrictions impose a certain technology and purpose in the artist。Even the pursuit of religious factors,The factors of people in art works have never lost,Therefore, the tension between the secular factors and religious compulsory in Christian art can be vividly explained。For example,Marx quoted Romor's "Observation",that is, the early Greek -Christian artist "accustomed to seeing the terrible physical punishment",Therefore, it is more willing to depict "The Savior on the Cross Saves down the whole body,Below swelling,Knee relaxation and bend to the left,Dowager struggle in the pain of terrible death "。Comparison of comparison,In "Ancient Italian Monument","The Virgin Mary and the child and the people who were nailed to the cross were rarely depicted"。The Italians pay more attention to "Body's Symbol",Because they tend to give people who were nailed to the cross on the cross, they are more comfortable、A gentle appearance。

More importantly,Marx emphasized the actual Bet365 app download decisive factor in religious art creation。For example,He excerpted Romor's point of view,That is (the habit of hand)、Style (the degree of obedience to art materials and themes) and specific expression forms have their own history,Especially in Christian art,They can be traced back to the origin of non -based supervision。But,The bad artistic quality in Christian art、Rough figure painting,All show that early Christian artists attach importance to religious content more than aesthetic attraction,This is probably because "they think it is enough to show thinking",instead of a self -explanation way to fully reflect them in art works。In fact,"The earliest Christians prefer the simplest image,or more accurately,There is no artistic specified form at all "。The "oldest (the spirit of Christian) artists" is always too "narrow",so that it cannot reach the height of art,This may stem from their "religious suppression" and "spiritual poverty and atrophy"。The focus of alienation between art and religion is completely consistent,Romor thinks,In the early or later period,Although religion continues to pressure art,The aesthetic ability is still booming,But the former does not constitute the cause of the latter development。

In short,Marx's early Christianity、Excerpts of ancient Greek and Egyptian art,Materials prepared bet365 best casino games by Marx's preparation of Marx when creating Christian art articles。But,The text materials of "Bonn Note" are not limited to these themes。The content of the last five notes indicates,Marx's search for religious history,Even if it is not religious art,It has also further deepened his research on most ancient religions in the world。This is the first place where Marx has paid attention to worship and idol worship。The time period of Marx's interested in worshiping may be consistent with the time period of the first batch of articles for him to write the first batch of articles for him。At that time, Prussia's newspapers were conducting a debate on worshiping education,and Marx when answering questions,It has sufficient theoretical reserves in the history of religious and religious arts。We don’t know if Marx sees the potential connection between the history of religious art and the worship education,But further research on Bonn Note may find some clues in this area,Especially when people try to meet the gap between the first two books and the last five books in "Bonn Note"。

 (Author/Translator Unit: Marxist Social Theory Research Center and Department of Philosophy of Nanjing University)

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