{"product_id":"marxism-and-literature-raymond-williams-9780198760610","title":"Marxism and Literature","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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliams 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198760612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198760610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/1978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.16w x 0.59d","brand":"Raymond Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995500183807,"sku":"9780198760610","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37674fc7-454c-44b5-a165-3d7ef24663c1.jpg?v=1683336168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marxism-and-literature-raymond-williams-9780198760610","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}