Marxist


 * __Marxism-__** The system of socialism of which the dominant feature is public ownership of the means of production distribution and exchange.

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a historian and theorist. He created marxism, which is a form of literary criticism. Marxism is an economic and social system based upon the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Literature is not a divine inspiration but it rises out of the economic and ideological circumstances surrounding its creation. Is greatly influenced by western writers. Many writers, including Richard Wright, Claude McKay, Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and James Joyce, were deeply influenced with Marxist. Marxism mainly focuses on class conflicts and the reinforcement of class distinctions through literature. Marxist literary critics look for tension in contradictions. According to Marxists, literature reflects those social institutions out of which it emerges and is itself a social institution with a particular ideological function.

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 * Karl Marx**
 * Friedrich Engels**