Marxism and literature /

Marxism and literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Williams, Raymond.
Imprint:	Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, 1977.
Description:	217 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Marxist introductions Marxist introductions.
Subject:	Marx, Karl, -- 1818-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation. Marx, Karl, -- 1818-1883 Communism and literature. Communism and literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/194350

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ISBN:	0198760612 0198760566 9780198760566 9780198760610
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
Summary:	In this book, the author 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. 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.
Other form:	Online version: Williams, Raymond. Marxism and literature. Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, 1977
Govt.docs classification:	GB77

Table of Contents:

Introduction
I. Basic Concepts
1. Culture
2. Language
3. Literature
4. Ideology
II. Cultural Theory
1. Base and Superstructure
2. Determination
3. Productive Forces
4. from Reflection to Mediation
5. Typification and Homology
6. Hegemony
7. Traditions, Institutions, and Formations
8. Dominant, Residual, and Emergent
9. Structures of Feeling
10. the Sociology of Culture
III. Literary Theory
1. the Multiplicity of Writing
2. Aesthetic and Other Situations
3. from Medium to Social Practice
4. Signs and Notations
5. Conventions
6. Genres
7. Forms
8. Authors
9. Alignment and Commitment
10. Creative Practice
Booklist and Abbreviations
Index