Raymond Williams
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Welsh scholar, author, and Marxist literary critic (1921–1988)
Key facts
- Born
- Raymond Henry Williams , ( 1921-08-31 ) 31 August 1921, Pandy, Monmouthshire , Wales
- Died
- 26 January 1988 (1988-01-26) (aged 66), Saffron Walden , Essex, England
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- School or tradition
- Marxist sociology
- Institutions
- University of Cambridge
- Notable students
- Terry Eagleton , David Hare
- Notable ideas
- Cultural materialism , Mobile privatisation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Pandy
- Place of death
- Saffron Walden
- Occupation
- literary scholar
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Political party
- Plaid Cymru
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Letters
- Movement
- Western Marxism
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Raymond Williams At Saffron Walden.jpg
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- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- date of death
- 1988-01-26
- date of birth
- 1921-08-31
- influenced by
- Henrik Ibsen
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Raymond Williams
- name in native language
- Raymond Williams
- member of
- Left Book Club
- military unit
- Guards Armoured Division
- student
- Terry Eagleton
- P12749
- Herta Bothe
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Encyclopedic overview
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh socialist writer, academic, novelist and critic influential within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the media and literature contributed to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. Some 750,000 copies of his books were sold in UK editions alone, and there are many translations available. His work laid foundations for the field of cultural studies and cultural materialism.
Life
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