Welsh scholar, author, and Marxist literary critic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic.
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Born | Raymond Henry Williams 31 August 1921 Llanfihangel Crucorney, Wales |
Died | 26 January 1988 66) | (aged
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Western Marxism |
Notable ideas | Cultural materialism |
He was an important person in the New Left movement and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the mass media and literature are a significant contribution to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts.
Some 750,000 copies of his books have sold in UK editions alone[1] and there are many translations available. His work laid the foundations for the field of cultural studies and the cultural materialist approach.
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