Marxism and Literature

Name: Marxism and Literature
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ISBN: 9780198760610

ISBN-10: 0198760612

ISBN-13: 9780198760610

Edition: 1996

Authors: Raymond Williams

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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…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/16/1978
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Introduction



Basic Concepts



Culture



Language



Literature



Ideology



Cultural Theory



Base and Superstructure



Determination



Productive Forces



from Reflection to Mediation



Typification and Homology



Hegemony



Traditions, Institutions, and Formations



Dominant, Residual, and Emergent



Structures of Feeling



the Sociology of Culture



Literary Theory



the Multiplicity of Writing



Aesthetic and Other Situations



from Medium to Social Practice



Signs and Notations



Conventions



Genres



Forms



Authors



Alignment and Commitment



Creative Practice


Booklist and Abbreviations


Index