Bourdieu and Literature

• Main Author: R.W. Speller, John (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Open Book Publishers 2011
• Subjects: French; Literary theory; Social theory; sociology; structuralism; reception; post-structuralism; literary theory; cultural theory; french literature; science and literature; pierre bourdieu; Gustave Flaubert
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Bourdieu and Literature is a wide-ranging, rigorous and accessible introduction to the relationship between Pierre Bourdieu's work and literary studies. It provides a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of his contributions to literary theory and his thinking about authors and litera...