Introduction: To the life and work
Biography and education : Williams' own educational experiences
Education in fiction and fiction in education : Williams' novels and his analyses of English literature
The history of schooling in England : education in the long revolution
The significance of adult education
Culture, the academy and the role of the public intellectual
Cultural studies and the educational role of the arts and media
The theoretical legacy : structures of feeling; cultural materialism; base and superstructure
Conclusion: Language and culture; tradition and revolution.