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Which is correct: [Bonus question: should there be a question mark here instead of a colon?]

The book contains Marx and Engels' theories about the nature of society and politics.

or

The book contains Marx's and Engels' theories about the nature of society and politics

It seems to me that the former is more common, but I am confused here since the latter seems more logical to me (and matches what you would see in my native language Icelandic).

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Sid
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  • @tchrist Thanks, I looked but didn't find this, possibly because the title of that question is not search-optimal. – Sid May 08 '14 at 21:52

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Since Marx and Eagles is a compound noun, you need only one apostrophe. As you say this a more common use than having an apostrophe after each noun.

Tandon

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  • You can use just one apostrophe whenever you have a noun phrase. Being a compound noun or not is not relevant. – awe lotta Jun 09 '23 at 04:32