Marxism and Literature

by Raymond Williams

Book Overview

This book extends the theme of Raymond Williams's earlier work in literary and cultural analysis. He analyzes 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198760612
• ISBN13: 9780198760610
• Release Date: February 1978
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.8"