Literature and power : a critical investigation of literary legitimacy / Zhu Guohua.

"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...

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Main Author: Zhu, Guohua, 1964- (Author)
Other title:Wen xue yu quan li. English
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Series:China perspectives series.
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Table of 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 Impact 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.