ABSTRACT

This book is intended as a structured presentation of the major ideas of the most important trends of thought in the Marxist theory of art and is constructed as a map of the field of Marxist aesthetics.

chapter Chapter One|19 pages

Origins of an Aesthetic

chapter Chapter Two|26 pages

Socialist Realism and the Social Command

chapter Chapter Three|23 pages

The German Debates

chapter Chapter Four|12 pages

Socialist Realism in China

chapter Chapter Five|24 pages

Post-War Developments

chapter Chapter Six|17 pages

Marxism and Popular Culture

chapter Chapter Seven|20 pages

British and American Developments