1975
First Published
4.10
Average Rating
312
Number of Pages
Paperback. Pub Date :2014-02-13 350 English Fourth Estate Ltd Raymond Williams seminal exploration of the history of meaning of some of the most important words in the English language First published in 1976. and expanded in 1983. KEYWORDS reveals how the meanings of 131 words - including art. class. family. media. sex and tradition - were formed and subsequently altered and redefined as the historical contexts in which they were used changed Neither a defining dictionary or glossary. KEYWORDS. is rather a brilliant investigation into how the meanings of some of the most important words in the English language have shifted over time. and the forces that brought about those shifts.
Avg Rating
4.10
Number of Ratings
642
5 STARS
39%
4 STARS
39%
3 STARS
15%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
1%
goodreads
Author
Raymond Williams
Author · 24 books
Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh academic, novelist, and critic. He taught for many years and the Professor of Drama at the University of Cambridge. He was an influential figure within the New Left 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. His work laid the foundations for the field of cultural studies and the cultural materialist approach. Among his many books are Culture and Society, Culture and Materialism, Politics and Letters, Problems in Materialism and Culture, and several novels.
