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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instanceOf Marxist theorist
human
literary critic
pen name
writer
allegiance Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War
surface form: 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 Marxism
surface form: Western Marxist cultural theory
ideology Marxism
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath death in battle
memberOf Communist Party of Great Britain
militaryBranch International Brigades
movement Marxism
notableWork Studies in a Dying Culture
surface form: 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, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Battle of Jarama
surface form: 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