Toward a Working-class Canon

Toward a Working-class Canon
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Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9780814206546
ISBN-13 : 0814206549
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Book Synopsis Toward a Working-class Canon by : Paul Thomas Murphy

Download or read book Toward a Working-class Canon written by Paul Thomas Murphy and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noting that working-class writers and editors actively sought to define for themselves the spiritual and political role literature played for an emerging working class, Murphy concludes that while there was no uniform working-class interpretation of literature, working-class journalists conducted a lively and continuing debate about literature, and that their agreements and disagreements show a thriving and evolving aesthetic.


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