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 However, Foucault’s previously unpublished later works suggest a different reality, showing...

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