Christopher Caudwell

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Christopher Caudwell was the pen name of Christopher St John Sprigg, a British Marxist writer, literary critic, and theorist known for his influential works on culture and ideology before his death fighting in the Spanish Civil War.

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Christopher Caudwell canonical 2

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instanceOf Marxist theorist ⓘ
human ⓘ
literary critic ⓘ
pen name ⓘ
writer ⓘ
allegiance Republican faction (Spanish Civil War) ⓘ
birthName Christopher St John Sprigg ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict Spanish Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1907-10-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1937-02-12 ⓘ
educatedAt St Benedict's School, Ealing ⓘ
fieldOfWork Marxist aesthetics ⓘ
cultural theory ⓘ
literary theory ⓘ
genre Marxist theory ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
givenName Christopher ⓘ
hasInfluenced British Marxist literary criticism ⓘ
Western Marxist cultural theory ⓘ
linked to: Western Marxism
ideology Marxism ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath death in battle ⓘ
memberOf Communist Party of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch International Brigades ⓘ
movement Marxism ⓘ
notableWork Further Studies in a Dying Culture ⓘ
Illusion and Reality ⓘ
Romance and Realism ⓘ
Studies in a Dying Culture ⓘ
occupation Marxist theorist ⓘ
crime fiction writer ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
literary critic ⓘ
poet ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participantIn Spanish Civil War ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Jarama ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jarama

Spain ⓘ
politicalAlignment communism ⓘ
pseudonym Christopher Caudwell ⓘ
religion atheism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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British Battalion → hasNotableMember → Christopher Caudwell ⓘ
Christopher Caudwell → pseudonym → Christopher Caudwell ⓘ