Libro The Industrial Muse: A Study of Nineteenth Century British Working-Class Literature (Routledge Reviv De Vicinus Martha

portada The Industrial Muse: A Study of Nineteenth Century British Working-Class Literature (Routledge Revivals)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Routledge

Autor

Vicinus Martha

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

366

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

ISBN13

9781032795362

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The Industrial Muse: A Study of Nineteenth Century British Working-Class Literature (Routledge Revivals)

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Reseña del libro "The Industrial Muse: A Study of Nineteenth Century British Working-Class Literature (Routledge Revivals)"

First published in 1974, The Industrial Muse is a study of the literary achievements of the working class. The focus is upon the cultural environment and assumptions of self-educated writers, their literary preoccupations and careers, and the content, form and structure of their writings.This literature must first be considered from the perspective of the working people who read and wrote it, for it functioned in their lives in a number of important ways. Its character was due in large part to the conscious efforts of educated workers who wish to gain cultural recognition along with social and economic justice. It helped to shape individual and class consciousness by giving order to working men's lives and clarifying their relationship with those who held cultural and political power. This literature asserted the autonomy of the working class, but did not posit a new worldview, lest the gains of class solidarity be lost irretrievably. This is an interesting read for scholars and researchers of working-class literature, english literature and working-class history.