Literature and power a critical investigation of literary legitimacy / Zhu Guohua.
| Author/creator | Zhu, Guohua, 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Wen xue yu quan li. English |
| Series | China perspectives |
| Contents | Part I. Literary Power: A Sociological Interpretation -- Logic of Power: Disenchanting the Aura of Literature -- Cultural Capital of Literature (1): Narration of Literature -- Cultural Capital of Literature (2): Position in the Discursive Order -- Part II. Historical Evolution of Literary Power -- Communication Media and Literary Concept -- Literary Power in the Era of Oral Communication -- Literary Power in the Age of Writing and Printing -- Literary Power in the Age of Mass Media -- Part III. Literature as the Signifying Strategy of Power -- Power's Mode of Imposing on Literature -- Political Power and Literature: Logic of Distinction -- Economic Power and Literature: Symbolic Struggle of Literary Field -- Appendix 1. Literature and Symbolic Power: Another Interpretation of the Ancient Prose Movement in the Mid-Tang Dynasty -- Appendix 2. Genealogy of Popular Literature -- Appendix 3. Are Movies Terminating Literature? -- Appendix 4. Cognition and Wisdom: The End of Art from a Trans-contextual Perspective. |
| Abstract | "With references 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 legitimacy in a sociological sense. It invests Bourdieu's sociological terms -- power, capital, habitus, field, etc. into the study of literature and art while taking on other theoretical enquiries, particularly the Marxist exploration into ideology, as well as aspects of economics and communication studies. This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of the sociology of literature, cultural studies, and those with specific interests in Chinese literature, literary and art theory"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Zhu, Guohua, 1964- Literature and power Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781032489612 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022055628 |
| ISBN | 9781003391647 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |