{"product_id":"marxist-literary-criticism-today","title":"Marxist Literary Criticism Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pluto Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Barbara Foley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780745338835\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Marxism? Why Today?\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive introduction to Marxist literary criticism in decades. In this thought-provoking work, Barbara Foley explores why Marxism remains the most effective framework for understanding the connection between literature and society. With clarity and precision, Foley outlines the essential aspects of Marxist methodology, including historical materialism, political economy, and ideology critique, offering a rich analysis of key debates within both Marxist and non-Marxist circles about the role of literature and the aims of literary criticism and pedagogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a Marxist lens, Foley examines a broad spectrum of texts, from classics like Jane Austen's \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e to contemporary works like E.L. James’s \u003cem\u003eFifty Shades of Grey\u003c\/em\u003e. She engages with diverse voices and narratives, such as Frederick Douglass's famous speech \"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?\" and Annie Proulx's \u003cem\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as poems like W.B. Yeats’s \"The Second Coming\" and Claude McKay’s \"If We Must Die.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is not just a critique of literature but also a call to understand literature as a powerful tool for social transformation. It brings Marxist theory to life by engaging with works from a wide array of genres, demonstrating how Marxism continues to offer fresh and necessary insights into literary works and the world we live in today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart I: Marxism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical Materialism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart II: Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Literature and Literary Criticism\u003cbr\u003e5. Marxist Literary Criticism\u003cbr\u003e6. Marxist Pedagogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Foley is Distinguished Professor of English at Rutgers University, Newark. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eWrestling with the Left: The Making of Ralph Ellison's “Invisible Man”\u003c\/em\u003e (2010) and \u003cem\u003eSpectres of 1919: Class and Nation in the Making of the New Negro\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). Her scholarly work has made significant contributions to Marxist theory and literary criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50011135115568,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9780745338835","price":842.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/61TShQobOSL.jpg?v=1756393862","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/marxist-literary-criticism-today","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}