Power And Literature
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Power And Literature
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Author : Florin Oprescu
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2018-08-21
Power And Literature written by Florin Oprescu and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
At the core of this book lies the relation between Power (as socio-political phenomenon) and the novel (as literary discourse). It shows that, in a society facing the excess of power in its various forms, novelistic fiction mediates knowledge about societal Power structures and uses specific strategies to subvert and denounce them. The first part of the study is theoretical: it presents some of the most prominent theories of Power, from Plato, Machiavelli, Nietzsche to Weber, Dahl, Lukes, Parsons, Bourdieu or Foucault. After offering a critical approach to the concepts of Power defined in the social, political and philosophical fields, it articulates the relations of Power imprinted in literary discourse within a typology of four categories. In the second part of the book, this taxonomy of Power is applied to four key novels in the context of Romanian "literary crossroads", showing how novelistic fiction not only assume a critical and subversive position against the excess of Power, but also unveils our fragility when experiencing History.
Why Reading Books Still Matters
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Author : Martha C. Pennington
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-29
Why Reading Books Still Matters written by Martha C. Pennington and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-29 with Education categories.
Bringing together strands of public discourse about valuing personal achievement at the expense of social values and the impacts of global capitalism, mass media, and digital culture on the lives of children, this book challenges the potential of science and business to solve the world’s problems without a complementary emphasis on social values. The selection of literary works discussed illustrates the power of literature and human arts to instill such values and foster change. The book offers a valuable foundation for the field of literacy education by providing knowledge about the importance of language and literature that educators can use in their own teaching and advocacy work.
Power In Language Culture Literature And Education
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Author : Marta Degani
language : en
Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Release Date : 2023-04-24
Power In Language Culture Literature And Education written by Marta Degani and has been published by Narr Francke Attempto Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
In one of the contributions to this edited volume an interviewee argues that "English is power". For researchers in the field of English Studies this raises the questions of where the power of English resides and which types and practices of power are implied in the uses of English. Linguists, scholars of literature and culture, and language educators address aspects of these questions in a wide range of contributions. The book shows that the power of English can oscillate between empowerment and subjection, on the one hand enabling humans to develop manifold capabilities and on the other constraining their scope of action and reflection. In this edited volume, a case is made for self-critical English Studies to be dialogic, empowering and power-critical in approach.
Power Voice And Subjectivity In Literature For Young Readers
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Author : Maria Nikolajeva
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-09-10
Power Voice And Subjectivity In Literature For Young Readers written by Maria Nikolajeva and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book considers one of the most controversial aspects of children’s and young adult literature: its use as an instrument of power. Children in contemporary Western society are oppressed and powerless, yet they are allowed, in fiction written by adults for the enlightenment and enjoyment of children, to become strong, brave, rich, powerful, and independent -- on certain conditions and for a limited time. Though the best children’s literature offers readers the potential to challenge the authority of adults, many authors use artistic means such as the narrative voice and the subject position to manipulate the child reader. Looking at key works from the eighteenth century to the present, Nikolajeva explores topics such as genre, gender, crossvocalization, species, and picturebook images. Contemporary power theories including social and cultural studies, carnival theory, feminism, postcolonial and queer studies, and narratology are also considered, in order to demonstrate how a balance is maintained between the two opposite inherent goals of children’s literature: to empower and to educate the child.
Fictions Of Power In English Literature
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Author : Lee Horsley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-07-01
Fictions Of Power In English Literature written by Lee Horsley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
As a result of its imperial role, Britain was closely involved with such romantic and disruptive myths of power such as the imperial adventure hero and the self-deified charismatic leader. Lee Horsley explores fictional representations of political power during this period, surveying a wide range of texts from the adventure story, romance, thriller and science fiction to the novels of Conrad, Huxley, Orwell and Greene.
Power Politics And Culture
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Author : Edward Said
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-07-08
Power Politics And Culture written by Edward Said and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
_______________ 'A fascinating, oblique entry into the mind of one whose own writings . . . are a brilliant questioning chronicle of contemporary culture and values' - Nadine Gordimer 'Lucid, passionate ... forthright honesty and steely lucidity' - Terry Eagleton, New Statesman 'This fascinating collection ... offers a portrait ... of a vitally interesting individual' - A.C. Grayling, Independent on Sunday _______________ No single book has encompassed the vast scope of Edward Said's erudition quite like Power, Politics and Culture - a collection of his interviews from the last three decades. In these twenty-nine interviews, Said addresses everything from Palestine to Pavarotti, from his nomadic upbringing under colonial rule to his politically active and often controversial life in America, and reflects on Austen, Beckett, Conrad, Naipaul, Mahfouz and Rushdie as well as fellow critics Bloom, Derrida and Foucault. Said speaks here with his usual candour, acuity and eloquence - confirming that he was in his lifetime among the truly most important intellects of our century.
Aspects Of Power And Cultural Politics In Literature
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Author : Hamid Masfour
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2016-12-20
Aspects Of Power And Cultural Politics In Literature written by Hamid Masfour and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, , course: Literary citicism, language: English, abstract: In a way or another, literature underlies subtle discursive processes that either inform the text with a power regime or contest it through a disruptive counter-discourse. Taking part in circulating power-laden cultural values legitimating or countering the status- quo, literature has been a fertile ground for different currents of critical and cultural studies such as postcolonial, feminist and literary theory. In this context, the argument of this paper investigates through examples of different literary genres how literature has always been amid a tug of war either endorsing hegemonic power representations or taking a position of resistance.
Medicine Power And The Authoritarian Regime In Hispanic Literature
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Author : Oscar A. Pérez
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-30
Medicine Power And The Authoritarian Regime In Hispanic Literature written by Oscar A. Pérez and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book offers a substantial examination of how contemporary authors deal with the complex legacies of authoritarian regimes in various Spanish-speaking countries. It does so by focusing on works that explore an under-studied aspect: the reliance of authoritarian power on medical notions for political purposes. From the Porfirian regime in Mexico to Castro’s Cuba, this book describes how such regimes have sought to seize medical knowledge to support propagandistic ideas and marginalize their opponents in ways that transcend specific pathologies, political ideologies, and geographical and temporal boundaries. Medicine, Power, and the Authoritarian Regime in Hispanic Literature brings together the work of literary scholars, cultural critics, and historians of medicine, arguing that contemporary authors have actively challenged authoritarian narratives of medicine and disease. In doing so, they continue to re-examine the place of these regimes in the collective memory of Latin America and Spain.
Ideology And Power Of Literary Criticism
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Author : Samiran Kumar Paul
language : en
Publisher: Walnut Publication
Release Date : 2020-07-02
Ideology And Power Of Literary Criticism written by Samiran Kumar Paul and has been published by Walnut Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book is mainly focused on inter-disciplinary studies in English literature and language. All streams of evolutionary and civilization theories and practices have been discussed. The forgotten Marxists and Marxism have been re- discussed with theories from other disciplines such as Freudian and psychoanalytical. This is very interesting to walk in the corridor of literature, economics, political science, society and socialism, science and technology, democracy to bio racy, from simple to super and over. Modern smile, cry, glamour and sex. That literature now has created an empire by raising philosophical questions from science and religion; from society to sociology and social science.
Literature And Domination
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Author : M. Keith Booker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Literature And Domination written by M. Keith Booker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Literary Collections categories.
For all of the texts read, such issues are explored in terms not only of content but of style and form. What is distinctive about many modern texts, Booker claims, is the reflexive way literary meditations on power, authority, and domination turn inward to involve examinations of textuality and reading as images of the kinds of struggles for mastery that inform society at large.