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Marxism and Literature (Marxist Introductions)

By Raymond Williams

Book information

Year
1978
ISBN
0198760612, 9780198760610
Open Library ID
OL22058564M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
6 MB (6502891 bytes)
Pages
224\113
Topic
Literature Literary
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book extends the theme of Raymond Williams's earlier work in literary and cultural analysis. He analyses previous contributions to a Marxist theory of literature from Marx himself to Lukacs, Althusser, and Goldmann, and develops his own approach by outlining a theory of 'cultural materialism' which integrates Marxist theories of language with Marxist theories of literature. Williams moves from a review of the growth of the concepts of literature and idealogy to a redefinition of 'determinism' and 'hegemony'. His incisive discussion of the 'social material process' of cultural activity culminates in a re-examination of the problems of alignment and commitment and of the creative practice in individual authors and wider social groups.

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