Marxist Literary Criticism Today

by Barbara Foley

Book Overview

Why Marxism? Why today? In the first introduction to Marxist literary criticism to be published in decades, Barbara Foley argues that Marxism continues to offer the best framework for exploring the relationship between literature and society. She lays out in clear terms the principal aspects of Marxist methodology - historical materialism, political economy and ideology critique - as well as key debates, among Marxists and non-Marxists alike, about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745338836
• ISBN13: 9780745338835
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"