Raymond Williams
Welsh scholar, author, and Marxist literary critic
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic.
Raymond Williams | |
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 Raymond Williams at Saffron Walden | |
| Born | Raymond Henry Williams 31 August 1921 |
| Died | 26 January 1988 (aged 66) |
| 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.
References change
- ↑ Politics and Letters: Interviews with New Left Review
Further reading change
- Pinkney, Tony, editor. Raymond Williams. Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, England: Seren Books, 1991.
- Politics and Letters (London, New Left Books, 1979) gives the author's own account of his life and work
- Smith, Dai. Raymond Williams: A Warrior's Tale. Cardigan: Parthian, 2008.
- Stevenson, Nick. Culture, Ideology, and Socialism: Raymond Williams and E.P. Thompson. Aldershot, England: Avebury, 1995.
- Tredell, Nicolas. Uncancelled Challenge: the work of Raymond Williams. Nottingham: Paupers' Press, 1990. ISBN 0-946650-16-0
- Ward, J. P. Raymond Williams in the Writers of Wales series. University of Wales Press, 1981.
- Williams, Daniel, editor. Who Speaks for Wales?: Nation, Culture, Identity, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2003.
Other websites change
- The Raymond Williams Society
- Museum of Broadcast Communications article about Raymond Williams Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Maurice Cowling on Raymond Williams
- Selections from Keywords Archived 2014-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Raymond Williams Centre for Recovery Research
- Raymond Williams page at The Literary Encyclopedia
- Raymond Williams Worldcat Identity Archived 2012-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
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