Class

Class
ISBN-10
1134674201
ISBN-13
9781134674206
Series
Class
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2001-04-26
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Gary Day

Description

This book traces the phenomenon of class from the medieval to the postmodern period, uniquely examining its relevance to literary and cultural analysis. Drawing on historical, sociological and literary writings, Gary Day: * gives an account of class at different historical moments * shows the role of class in literary constructions of the social * examines the complex relations between 'class' and 'culture' * focuses attention on the role of class in constructions of 'the literary' and 'the canon' * employs a revived and revised notion of class to critique recent theoretical movements.

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