The Function of Literature; A Study of Christopher Caudwell's Aesthetics
by Margolies, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Foot of spine gently bumped; about a half dozen pages with inked underlining, else clean and tight. Dust jacket has very light f
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: International Publishers, 1969. 1st ed. Hardcover. Foot of spine gently bumped; about a half dozen pages with inked underlining, else clean and tight. Dust jacket has very light foxing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Purple spined white octavo in archival mylar wrap; 128 pages 21 cm. Contents: The background of Caudwell's writings -- The function of literature -- Freedom and the "bourgeois illusion" -- Function in Illusion and Reality -- Caudwell and Plekhanov --How art fulfills its function -- The immediate and future functions of literature.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90883
- Title
- The Function of Literature; A Study of Christopher Caudwell's Aesthetics
- Author
- Margolies, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Foot of spine gently bumped; about a half dozen pages with inked underlining, else clean and tight. Dust jacket has very light f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- International Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
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