The Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field

by Pierre Bourdieu

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Written with verve and intensity (and a good bit of wordplay), this is the long-awaited study of Flaubert and the modern literary field that constitutes the definitive work on the sociology of art by one of the world's leading social theorists. Drawing upon the history of literature and art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, Bourdieu develops an original theory of art conceived as an autonomous value. He argues powerfully against those...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804726272

ISBN13:9780804726276

Release Date:July 1996

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.7" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Movements & Periods

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