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"On Literature and Art" brings together the writings and letters of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels on the subject of art and literature. This work reflects their understanding of art, which is consistent with their scientific and revolutionary worldview. It addresses topics such as the nature of art, its historical development, its social goals, and its relationship with social organization. The essence, origin, and social function of art can be understood through an analysis of social structure. Artistic creativity is a form of reflecting reality, and at the same time, a way of comprehending it. This book, which contains the fundamental ideas of Marxist aesthetics, offers a reading of art history spanning from Antiquity to the Renaissance, from Thomas More to Cervantes.