Christopher Caudwell Quotes
Complexity is not an aesthetic criterion. It is a quality associated only with division and organization of labor.
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| Birth: | 20th October, 1907 |
| Death: | 12th February, 1937 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Journalist, Philosopher, Poet, Writer |
Christopher Caudwell was born in Putney, England. He was a British Marxist writer, journalist and poet. He was educated at the Benedictine Ealing Priory School, but left school at the age of 15 after his father, Stanhope Sprigg, lost his job as literary editor of the Daily Express. He moved with his father to Bradford and began work as a reporter for the Yorkshire Observer. He published widely, writing criticism, poetry, short stories and novels.
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