Literature and politics in the later Foucault / / Azucena G. Blanco.

• VerfasserIn: González Blanco, Azucena,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2021; 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 145 pages) :; digital file(s).

This study proposes a revised interpretation of Foucault’s views on literature. It has been argued that the philosopher’s interest in literature was limited to the 1960s and of a mostly depoliticized nature. However, Foucault’s previously unpublished later works suggest a different reality, showing a sustained interest in literature and its politics. In the light of this new material, the book repositions Foucault's ideas within recent debates on the politics of literature.

While it has been argued that Foucault’s interest in literature was limited to the 1960s and of a mostly depoliticized nature, the philosopher’s previously unpublished later works suggest a different reality, showing a sustained interest in literature and its politics. In the light of this new material, this study repositions Foucault’s ideas within recent debates on the politics of literature.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Towards a Politics of Literature in Foucault -- 3. Literature, Subject and Veridiction -- 4. Tragedy and Historical Event -- 5. Foucault and Literary Theory in the 21st Century -- 6. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index