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Raymond Williams: Literature, Marxism and Cultural Materialism

By John Higgins

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1999
ISBN
0415023440, 9780415023443
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27413871 bytes)
Series
Critics of the Twentieth Century
Edition
1
Pages
240\238
Time added
2020-04-13 06:23:13

Description

Raymond Williams' prolific output is increasingly recognised as the most influential body of work on literary and cultural studies in the past fifty years. This book provides the most comprehensive study to date of the theoretical and historical context of Williams' thinking on literature, politics and culture. Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The tight place: Marxism or literature? 1947–50 2 Drama and the structure of feeling 1947–54 3 Culture and communication 1950–62 4 Cambridge criticism 1962–73 5 Marxisms: contra Caudwell, against Althusser 6 Towards a cultural materialism 1977–81 7 Against the new conformism 1981–7 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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