| A Note on Literary Criticism Revised Edition Contributor(s): Farrell, James (Author), Wald, Alan (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0231082576 ISBN-13: 9780231082570 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $36.63 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1993 Annotation: James T. Farrell's compelling defense of the Marxist principles of literary criticism was hailed by Edmund Wilson as ""a remarkable event"." Now available in its entirety for the first time is more than five decades, A Note On Literary Criticism liberated a section of the Great Depression's radical intelligentsia from vulgar, over politicized approaches to cultural criticism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American - Literary Criticism | Native American |
| Dewey: 801.95 |
| LCCN: 92043765 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.50 lbs) 213 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In this text, Farrell challenges the leading radical literary critics of the 1930s, such as Michael Gold and Granville Hicks, reconsidering issues including the relative autonomy of literature from society and economics; the role of tradition in literary creation; the relation of literature to propaganda; and the nature of aesthetic value. |