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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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  • ISBN-13: 9780198760610
  • ISBN-10: 0198760612
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date: February 1978
  • Dimensions: 7.76 x 5.16 x 0.59 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
  • Page Count: 224

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