Bourdieu and the Literary Field: Paragraph Volume 35, Number 1

Jeremy Ahearne; John Speller

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2012

Bourdieu and the Literary Field

Paragraph Volume 35, Number 1

Jeremy Ahearne and John Speller

In the series Paragraph Special Issues

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474463829

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About this book

Pierre Bourdieu and the Literary Field brings together leading specialists from across disciplines and national borders to reflect on the contribution of one of the twentieth century's pre-eminent sociologists to literary studies, and brings us up to date with developments in his wake. The authors examine and present Bourdieu's theory of the literary field, the mediations that occur between 'literature' and 'society', its re-applications to the field of Chinese literature and its extension to 'world literary space'. They also explore Bourdieu's approach to literature 'in practice', which sometimes deviates from his stringent methodological prescriptions - shedding new light not only on Bourdieu's work on literature, but also on his sociology more generally. This book is of particular interest to researchers and students in the fields of literary studies, cultural studies and sociology.

Key features of this book include:

An introduction to and critical assessment of Bourdieu's theory of the literary field.
A summary of the latest theoretical developments in 'Bourdieusian' research on literature.
A study and appraisal of Bourdieu's approach to literature 'in practice', including to writings by Flaubert, Faulkner and Pascal.
The first translation in English of Bourdieu's commentary on 'Automne malade' by Guillaume Apollinaire, with accompanying analysis.

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Introduction: Bourdieu and the Literary Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Contributors Jeremy Ahearne and John Speller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
How Field Theory Can Contribute to Knowledge of World Literary Space Anna Boschetti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Autonomy Revisited: The Question of Mediations and its Methodological Implications Gisèle Sapiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
The Literary Field and the Field of Power: The Case of Modern China Michel Hockx Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Between Repression and Anamnesis: Pierre Bourdieu and the Vicissitudes of Literary Form Jeremy Lane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Reading and Reflexivity: Bourdieu’s Faulkner John Speller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Fields and Fragments: Bourdieu, Pascal and the Teachings of Literature Jeremy Ahearne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
On an Enigmatic Text by Pierre Bourdieu Jérôme David Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Apollinaire, Autumn Ill Pierre Bourdieu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 128
Keywords: Literary Studies

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Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474463829