Literature and Power - A Critical Investigation of Literary Legitimacy

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.

List of contents

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 ¿: 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 ¿: 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

About the author

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).

Product details

• Authors: Zhu Guohua
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032489643
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248964-3
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: China Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Regional Studies, Literary studies: general, Regional / International studies, Literary theory