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(More customer reviews)I read some of this book in an American Civilization class at Brown University my junior year of college. It was the most difficult reading on the syllabus. Most of it went right over my head. It may be a useful tool for Marxists or others interested in class equality. Still, if you think Foucault is difficult reading, then you will REALLY be challenged by this. You may want to have at least 10 years in grad school or have 2 or 3 Ph.D.'s to get this. This book is for the academics' academics' academic. It is very hardcore, so be warned!
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This book extends the theme of Raymond Williams's earlier work in literary and cultural analysis. He analyses 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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