Class

For too long we have been told that class is dead. In fact, argues Gary Day, it continues to rule our lives and therefore must be made central to literary and cultural analysis. Drawing on mainly literary but also historical, sociological and cultural writings, this volume: reviews the different meanings of class from the medieval period to the present examines the role of class in literature and of literature in class traces the relationship between class and the construction of a 'literary canon' employs a revised notion of class to question current cultural theories Class equips readers to put this important concept to use in literary and cultural studies at any level.Day, Gary is the author of 'Class' with ISBN 9780415182225 and ISBN 0415182220.