Marxism and literature: a brief guide

Authors

  • Celso Frederico Escola de Comunicação e Arte (ECA), USP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/va.v0i23.84810

Keywords:

MARXISM AND THE ARTISTIC PHENOMENON, LITERATURE AND SOCIAL LIFE, MARXISM AND LITERATURE.

Abstract

THE MARXIST THOUGHT HAS ENGENDERED DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF LITERATURE, FROM THE OFFICIAL COMMUNIST INTERPRETATION OF THE ARTISTIC PHENOMENON, THE SO-CALLED "SOCIALIST REALISM", ON. AMONG THESE VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS ARE THOSE DEVELOPED BY THINKERS AND ARTISTS SUCH AS BRECHT, CALDWELL, BAKHTIN, GRAMSCI, BENJAMIN, ADORNO AND LUKÁCS, ALL OF THEM PRESENTING A COMMON THREAD: THE SEARCH OF RELATIONSHIP THAT SHOULD EXIST BETWEEN LITERATURE AND SOCIAL LIFE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MARXIST THOUGHT ON ART THROUGHOUT THE PAST 20TH CENTURY.

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Published

2013-06-29

Issue

Section

Dossiê 23: Literatura e Marxismo

How to Cite

FREDERICO, Celso. Marxism and literature: a brief guide. Via Atlântica, São Paulo, v. 14, n. 1, p. 51–74, 2013. DOI: 10.11606/va.v0i23.84810. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/viaatlantica/article/view/84810.. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2024.