num_pages: 248
description: One of the outstanding revolutionary leaders of the 20th century discusses questions of literature, art, and culture in a period of capitalist decline and working-class struggle. In these writings, Trotsky examines the place and aesthetic autonomy of art and artistic expression in the struggle for a new, socialist society. "Trotsky demonstrated a keen insight and a penetrating analysis of literature (Russian and foreign) and society."-Choice Index, Annotation
language: English
title: On Literature and Art
titlecomplete: On Literature and Art
genres: Criticism, Philosophy
ratings_count: 28
publisher: Pathfinder Pr