Marxism and Literature

By: Raymond Williams

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Paperback | 10 November 1977

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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.

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One of the essential tests of contemporary cultural theory.--James Brow, University of Texas, Austin

One of the key works of our time on the sociology of cultural forms. It is an original work that raises important analytical issues in the study of language as a form of social action. Williams synthesizes a number of important problems in the sociology of culture in accessible language.--Bruce Mannheim, University of Michigan

Williams has brought his authority and experience, established by his immense critical achievement, into the Marxist tradition.--Anthony Barnett, New Society

The explorations and integrations which this book makes will bring a major pressure to bear on academic literary criticism and its institutions.--John Sutherland, New Statesman

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Introduction	p. 1
Basic Concepts	p. 9
Culture	p. 11
Language	p. 21
Literature	p. 45
Ideology	p. 55
Cultural Theory	p. 73
Base and Superstructure	p. 75
Determination	p. 83
Productive Forces	p. 90
from Reflection to Mediation	p. 95
Typification and Homology	p. 101
Hegemony	p. 108
Traditions, Institutions, and Formations	p. 115
Dominant, Residual, and Emergent	p. 121
Structures of Feeling	p. 128
the Sociology of Culture	p. 136
Literary Theory	p. 143
the Multiplicity of Writing	p. 145
Aesthetic and Other Situations	p. 151
from Medium to Social Practice	p. 158
Signs and Notations	p. 165
Conventions	p. 173
Genres	p. 180
Forms	p. 186
Authors	p. 192
Alignment and Commitment	p. 199
Creative Practice	p. 206
Booklist and Abbreviations	p. 213
Index	p. 218
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