To Hell with Culture : Anarchism and Twentieth-century British Literature - H Gustav Klaus

To Hell with Culture

Anarchism and Twentieth-century British Literature

By: H Gustav Klaus (Editor), Stephen Knight (Editor)

Hardcover | 10 June 2005 | Edition Number 1

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The ways in which anarchism and anarcho-syndicalism have made an impact in British 20th-century literature are explored in this collection of critical essays. This radical and thus far under-considered topic is up for review now that traditional paradigms of leftist and radical thought are under reexamination and the Marxist tradition is being seen as an imposition on a situation that was always more various and complex than typical descriptions have admitted. These essays investigate the theory that in the early 20th century there were several currents of anarchist thought, ranging from extreme radicalism to effective conservativism, and that a good deal of the thinking and writing that has been classed as Marxist is in fact more accurately described as anarchist.
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'This is a book about political fiction but without a gothic pinnacle in sight, which is a welcome relief ... pragmatic, universalist quality ... ' Planet "...fills a real gap and is a deeply engaging work that offers a lucid explanation of the impact of the anarchist movement on British literature of the past century." Carolyn Perry, Westminster College, Missouri "Readers interested in anarchist fiction and thought, as well as anybody curious about the relationship between politics and literature, will find in To Hell with Culture new insights and critical evaluations alike." Gerd Bayer (Erlangen), Journal for the Study of British Cultures 12.2 "Its contents provide a range of useful insights into the possibly undervalued presence of anarchist thought in literature." TLS

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