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The proletarian moment : the controversy over leftism in literature / James F. Murphy.
Van Pelt Library PS288.C6 M87 1991
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, James F. (James Francis), 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--20th century--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- American literature.
- Communism and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Communism and literature.
- Marxist criticism.
- United States.
- History.
- Politics and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Politics and literature.
- Working class writings, American--History and criticism.
- Working class writings, American.
- Right and left (Political science) in literature.
- Criticism--United States--History--20th century.
- Criticism.
- United States--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Intellectual life.
- Depressions--1929--United States.
- Depressions.
- Marxist criticism--United States.
- Proletariat in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 221 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1991]
- Summary:
- In addition to discussing the early political history of the 'New York intellectuals, ' Murphy sheds new light on the international nature of the debate on proletarian literature, which engaged leftists in Germany and the Soviet Union as well as in the United States.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-212) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0252017889
- OCLC:
- 22422286
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