Sociology and Psychology in the Sociology of Literature

Authors

  • Harvey Goldman Universidad de California, San Diego

Keywords:

sociology of literature, Pierre Bourdieu, literary field, comparative sociology

Abstract

This article offers some observations about the theoretical development of the sociology of literature, paying special attention to the problematical relationship between literary work and social context. It considers the concept of the literary field elaborated by Pierre Bourdieu, the most recent attempt to resolve that relationship, and shows how some of Bourdieu’s assumptions weaken his model. Finally, it argues that a comparative approach is the best way to construct a solid theoretical framework for sociology of literature.

Author Biography

Harvey Goldman , Universidad de California, San Diego

Estudió pensamiento clásico y literatura comparada antes de doctorarse en ciencias políticas en la Universidad de California, Berkeley. Ha dado clases en la Universidad de Chicago, Universidad de Harvard y Universidad de Columbia. Actualmente es catedrático del Departamento de Sociología de la Universidad de California, San Diego, donde enseña teoría política, sociología del conocimiento y de los intelectuales y sociología de la literatura. Es autor de los libros Max Weber and Thomas Mann: Calling and the Shaping of the Self (University of California Press, 1989) y Politics, Death and the Devil. Self and power in Max Weber and Thomas Mann (University of California Press, 1992), y actualmente trabaja en una investigación sobre los intelectuales franceses contemporáneos.

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Published

2008-01-01

How to Cite

Goldman, H. (2008). Sociology and Psychology in the Sociology of Literature. Spanish Journal of Sociology, (8). Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/res/article/view/65052

Issue

No. 8 (2007): Sumario Número 8

Section

Special Sections

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