This carefully-structured reader presents a survey of the whole body of Williams' existing work, providing existing readers with a new perspective on his writings, and new readers with the opportunity to explore his ideas in depth.
About the Author
John Higgins is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of Raymond Williams: Literature, Marxism and Cultural Materialism (1999, winner of the University of Cape Town Book Award 2000) and Founding Editor of the South African Journal, Pretexts: Literary and Cultural Studies.
Features
Provides an unparalleled insight into the influence of one of the century's exemplary public intellectuals.
Includes a detailed historical and theoretical introduction.
Incorporates extracts from key works as well as less well-known texts and seminal essays.
