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Marxism and 20th-Century English-Canadian Novels: A New Approach to Social Realism
Chen, John Z Ming, Ji, Yuhua
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JMG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
This monograph is the first academic work to apply a neo-Marxist approach to 20th-century Canadian social realist novels, pursuing a refreshingly (neo-)Marxist approach to such issues as Bakhtinian notions of the novelistic form and dialogism as applied to Canadian socio-political novels influenced by various socialisms, socialist-feminist concerns, economic and sexual politics, and the genre of social realism. In so doing, it demonstrates that Marxist socialism is as relevant today as it was in the 1930s, just as social realist novels continue to thrive as a critique of capitalism. Readers will find valuable insights into the social significance, formal innovations, moral ... Read more
This monograph is the first academic work to apply a neo-Marxist approach to 20th-century Canadian social realist novels, pursuing a refreshingly (neo-)Marxist approach to such issues as Bakhtinian notions of the novelistic form and dialogism as applied to Canadian socio-political novels influenced by various socialisms, socialist-feminist concerns, economic and sexual politics, and the genre of social realism. In so doing, it demonstrates that Marxist socialism is as relevant today as it was in the 1930s, just as social realist novels continue to thrive as a critique of capitalism. Readers will find valuable insights into the social significance, formal innovations, moral ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662463499
SKU
V9783662463499
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