Routledge - The Politics of Form - Literary Theory Book

The Politics of Form by Routledge offers a deep investigation into the relationship between narrative structure and social power. This volume introduces a specialized project designed to politicize the formal analysis of various texts. By combining traditional narratology with ideological critique, the book provides a framework for understanding how aesthetic structures reflect and challenge social hierarchies. Readers will explore a wide range of mediums, including novels, life narratives, documentaries, dramas, short prose, and multimodal texts. The text moves beyond simple description to show how the very way a story is built can express or resist political realities. This makes it a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in how formal literary elements connect to broader social contexts. Whether you are studying classical literature or modern multimodal works, this volume provides the tools to perform rigorous narrative analysis alongside critical social readings.