{"product_id":"marxism-and-literature-9780198760610","title":"Marxism and Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Raymond Williams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP UK\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP UK\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-Communism \u0026amp; Socialism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"OUP UK","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47615415091351,"sku":"9780198760610","price":7125.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198760610.webp?v=1775100662","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/marxism-and-literature-9780198760610","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}