Marxism and literary criticism /
Terry Eagleton ; with a new introduction by the author.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- 84 p. ; 20 cm.
- Routledge classics .
Rs.295/- AT/3010236/34
Originally published: London : Methuen, 1976.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-81) and index.
Literature and history -- Form and content -- The writer and commitment -- The author as producer.
Explores the growth of Marxist criticism in modern literary circles and demonstrates the role Marxism can play in creating a link between literature and historical conditions. Details major issues presented by this method of criticism and considers the work of such individuals as Plekhanov, Trotsky, Lenin, and Goldmann.