Lukács' Concept of Dialectic

A comprehensive analysis of Lukacs' work as a whole in terms of its centrally important concepts. The continuity of Lukacs' ideas is traced back to his early essays and explained against the background of his personal and intellectual development. In addition to the published works Dr Meszaros relies also on unpublished material to throw light on some of the most intriguing aspects of Lukacs' work. This enlarged edition Lukacs' Concept of Dialectic also contains an article on three of Lukacs' books recently published in English (Writer and Critic; Solzhenistyn and History and Class Consciousness), a long section of Biographical Data, a comprehensive Bibliography an Index and a section with illustrations, many of them previously unpublished.