Introduction to Marxist Literary Theory

As part of a series on analyzing English literature (and writing a quality essay), we look at Marxist literary theory. This video explains the relationship between the base and the superstructure and explores how later Marxist literary critics such as Raymond Williams adapted Marx's ideas to help with literary interpretation.

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The complete series on analyzing literature:
Introduction: https://youtu.be/UVc6j8T52r0
A Paraphrase: https://youtu.be/r0TuCIZ1HF0
Methodology: https://youtu.be/hXLm3zZYhc0
A Close Reading: https://youtu.be/9WubxvMXRGc
Historical Background: https://youtu.be/ypbymSayaaw
Aesthetics: https://youtu.be/kmeE2aPcAuE
An Ecocritical Reading: https://youtu.be/QyYyPu98xBo
Introduction to Marxist Theory: https://youtu.be/nmIhEWiYE3o
A Marxist Analysis: https://youtu.be/ZnVAPhHvWek

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