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To the question “What is Marxist criticism?” it may be tempting to respond with another question: “What does it matter?” In light of the rapid and largely unanticipated demise of Soviet-style communism in the former USSR and throughout Eastern Europe, it is understandable to suppose that Marxist literary analysis would disappear too, quickly becoming an anachronism in a world enamored with full market capitalism.
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James, H., Beidler, P.G. (1995). Marxist Criticism and The Turn of the Screw. In: Beidler, P.G. (eds) The Turn of the Screw. Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13713-8_9
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