Marxist Approach to Literature: An Introduction
Keywords:
Literary criticism, Formalism, MarxismAbstract
In the 20th century, literary criticism has witnessed influences from many schools of critical inquiry. One of the major schools is Marxist literary criticism. This paper highlights the major tenets of Marxist literary criticism. In other words, it studies the Marxist approach to literature.
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