Literature and Revolution
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Literature and Revolution is Leon Trotsky’s influential 1920s work of literary criticism that analyzes the relationship between art, culture, and socialist revolution.
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| Literature and Revolution canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Literature and Revolution Context triple: [Leon Trotsky, notableWork, Literature and Revolution]
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A.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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E.
Reform or Revolution
Reform or Revolution is a seminal 1899 pamphlet by Rosa Luxemburg that critiques revisionist socialism and defends the necessity of revolutionary struggle over gradual reform within capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Literature and Revolution Target entity description: Literature and Revolution is Leon Trotsky’s influential 1920s work of literary criticism that analyzes the relationship between art, culture, and socialist revolution.
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A.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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B.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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C.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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E.
Reform or Revolution
Reform or Revolution is a seminal 1899 pamphlet by Rosa Luxemburg that critiques revisionist socialism and defends the necessity of revolutionary struggle over gradual reform within capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of literary criticism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Leon Trotskyism ⓘ |
| author | Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois literary criticism
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formalism in art ⓘ purely utilitarian views of art ⓘ |
| discusses |
Futurism
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Realism ⓘ Russian literature ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ world literature ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Literature and Revolution ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist criticism
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literary criticism ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on Russian literary movements
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essays on art and revolution ⓘ theoretical chapters on art and class ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of Marxist literary theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Soviet cultural debates
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post–Russian Civil War period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western Marxist aesthetics
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debates on proletarian literature ⓘ later Marxist literary criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist theory of culture
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Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Revolution
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| libraryOfCongressClassification | PN99.T7 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxist aesthetics
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relationship between literature and revolution ⓘ role of art in socialist society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Proletkult movement
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discussion of the future of culture under socialism ⓘ systematic Marxist analysis of literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| positionOnArt |
art cannot be mechanically subordinated to politics
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art should be autonomous yet historically conditioned ⓘ revolution creates new conditions for artistic development ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | State Publishing House (Gosizdat) ⓘ |
| supports |
proletarian culture
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socialist revolution ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxism
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historical materialism ⓘ |
| writtenInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
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Subject: Literature and Revolution Description of subject: Literature and Revolution is Leon Trotsky’s influential 1920s work of literary criticism that analyzes the relationship between art, culture, and socialist revolution.
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