Formalism And Marxism
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A landmark work in literary and cultural theory, Formalism and Marxism presents a rigorous critical examination of the relationship between Russian Formalism and Marxist aesthetics, arguing that these two traditions are far more intertwined than conventional scholarship has acknowledged. Tony Bennett systematically traces the development of Formalist thought—from Shklovsky and Jakobson through to the Prague School—and measures its theoretical tensions and productive overlaps against the Marxist critical tradition, particularly the work of figures such as Brecht and Althusser. Written with scholarly precision yet genuine intellectual energy, the text challenges reductive readings of both schools and insists on a more dialectical understanding of how literary form and social ideology interact. Bennett ultimately argues for a materialist theory of literature that neither collapses form into content nor treats aesthetic structures as politically neutral, making this an essential text for students and scholars of critical theory, cultural studies, and the politics of literature.
Author: Tony Bennett
Format: Paperback
Published: 1986, Methuen & Co Ltd
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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A landmark work in literary and cultural theory, Formalism and Marxism presents a rigorous critical examination of the relationship between Russian Formalism and Marxist aesthetics, arguing that these two traditions are far more intertwined than conventional scholarship has acknowledged. Tony Bennett systematically traces the development of Formalist thought—from Shklovsky and Jakobson through to the Prague School—and measures its theoretical tensions and productive overlaps against the Marxist critical tradition, particularly the work of figures such as Brecht and Althusser. Written with scholarly precision yet genuine intellectual energy, the text challenges reductive readings of both schools and insists on a more dialectical understanding of how literary form and social ideology interact. Bennett ultimately argues for a materialist theory of literature that neither collapses form into content nor treats aesthetic structures as politically neutral, making this an essential text for students and scholars of critical theory, cultural studies, and the politics of literature.