The Sociological Aesthetics of the Bolsheviki
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2197437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F Calverton, V F Calverton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1929 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 383-392 |
| Publication date | 1929-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/215051 |
| OpenAlex | W1996428632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Trotsky's work as a critic has been devoted to an attempt to correct the extremes of revolutionary writers and to insist that the total annihilation of bourgeois culture was impossible. He opposed the program to level art to the comprehension of the proletarian, holding that the new freedom would raise the standards and multiply the interests of the workers. His was a militant attack on the concept of a proletarian culture. A sharp opposition to him has developed, Lunacharsky insisting that at least in a transition stage a distinctive class art was necessary. Other bolshevik critics have opposed his position. While events in the development of the art of Russia have confirmed the position of his opponents, Trotsky's contribution to sociological aesthetics remains highly significant
Aesthetics · Art · Bourgeoisie · Comprehension · Linguistics · Militant · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Proletariat · Sociology · Working class · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 2011 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |