Abstract
Despite the multi-disciplinary scholarly attention it has drawn, affect theory is subject to various contestations. An in-depth examination of Spinoza's and Deleuze's respective theory of affect reveals that Spinoza's concept of affect is a reflection upon the passive reactions of the body and mind, whereas Deleuze de-contextualizes the concept of affect so as to construct an approach to breaking down the power discipline and restoring the potentials of life. Deleuze opines that symbols are the primary vehicle for power transfer. From the perspective of "affect," he captures multiple effective ways of power disintegration in the field of literature, creatively proposes the theory of becoming-literature, and brings literary creation into the field of political struggle.
First Page
109
Last Page
116
Recommended Citation
Ge, Yue. 2021. "Deleuze's Affect Theory and Becoming-Literature." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 41, (4): pp.109-116. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol41/iss4/4
