num_pages: 224
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: Marxism and Literature
titlecomplete: Marxism and Literature
genres: Literary Criticism, Criticism, Philosophy, Sociology, Literature, Nonfiction, Theory, Academic, Cultural Studies, Politics
ratings_count: 1604
publisher: Oxford University Press