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Culture and Society 1780-1950

by Raymond Williams · 1958

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Acknowledged as perhaps themasterpiece of materialist criticism in the English language, this omnibus ranges over British literary history from George Eliot to George Orwell to inquire about the complex ways economic reality shapes the imagination.

Subject
literary criticismhistorysocial sciencephilosophysociology
Themes
history
Setting
20th century19th centuryBritishEngland
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 363 pages

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