1st Edition

Literature and Power A Critical Investigation of Literary Legitimacy

By Zhu Guohua Copyright 2023
306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

With reference to the theoretical framework of Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu, this book offers a critical investigation into such epic issues as the end of art and the inherent laws of literature’s evolution, while conflating the two into one major argumentation. The book proceeds from Hegel’s claim of “the end of art” to tackle the universal yet essential problem of literature: its... Read more

Part I: Literary Power: A Sociological Interpretation  1. Logic of Power: Disenchanting the Aura of Literature  2. Cultural Capital of Literature (1): Narration of Literature  3. Cultural Capital of Literature (2): Position in the Discursive Order  Part Ⅱ: Historical Evolution of Literary Power  4. Communication Media and Literary Concept  5. Literary Power in the Era of Oral Communication  6. Literary Power in the Age of Writing and Printing  7. Literary Power in the Age of Mass Media  Part Ⅲ: Literature as the Signifying Strategy of Power  8. Power’s Mode of Imposing on Literature  9. Political Power and Literature: Logic of Distinction  10. Economic Power and Literature: Symbolic Struggle of Literary Field

Biography

Zhu Guohu is Changjiang Scholars Program Distinguished Professor, dean of School of International Chinese Studies, East China Normal University, editor-in-chief of TSLA (Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art), and chair of Chinese Association of Literary Theory, specializing in Eastern and Western literary theories. His books include The Cultural Logic of Power: Bourdieu’s Sociological Poetics (2016 expanded edition).