The Rules of Art

Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field

Pierre Bourdieu, Susan Emanuel

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French

Stanford University Press
31 July 1996

Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics

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 who refuse to acknowledge the interconnection between art and the structures of social relations within which it is produced and received. As Bourdieu shows, art s new autonomy is one such structure, which complicates but does not eliminate the interconnection. The literary universe as we know it today took shape in the nineteenth century as a space set apart from the approved academies of the state. No one could any longer dictate what ought to be written or decree the canons of good taste. Recognition and consecration were produced in and through the struggle in which writers, critics, and publishers confronted one another.

By: Pierre Bourdieu
Translated by: Susan Emanuel
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 531g
ISBN: 9780804726276
ISBN 10: 0804726272
Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
Pages: 431
Publication Date: 31 July 1996
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

A major, pathbreaking work, The Rules of Art will stimulate theoretical debates for years to come. -- Le Nouvel Observateur The Rules of Art is consistently interesting, sometimes enthrallingly so. It is written with a clarity not commonly encountered in French writers on art, and with an irascible authority to which Bourdieu's acuity and learning certainly entitle him. -- Arthur C. Danto, Johnsonian Professor Emeritus