@article{article_1581361, title={LITERATURE AND COMMITMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WOOLF, SARTRE, ADORNO, CALVINO}, journal={Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi}, pages={111–119}, year={2025}, DOI={10.29029/busbed.1581361}, author={Ekineker Güder, Zehra}, keywords={Edebiyat, Toplum, Modernizm, Bağlılık, Özerklik}, abstract={The literary world has long been polarized by the debates concerning the very nature and purpose of literature. The question inevitably arises: “For what higher purpose does literature possibly exist?” The proponents of art for society’s sake emphasize the socially formative function of literature, while those in defence of art for art’s sake argue that art or, more specifically, literature does not need to serve any social purpose and should create its own reality. The dichotomy over the nature and purpose of literature is even heightened in the age of modernism and is further expanded to the discussion of commitment and autonomy in literature. The subject of literature and commitment has been addressed from different perspectives, especially by the important thinkers and writers of the 20th century. Figures such as Virginia Woolf, Theodor Adorno, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Italo Calvino discussed the relationship between literature and society, the social roles of literature, and the freedom of art. Each defined the position of literature and the limits of artists’ commitments differently and adopted different stances according to the social and political conditions of the period. This paper examines the concepts of commitment and autonomy within the several works of Virginia Woolf, Jean-Paul Sartre, Theodor Adorno, and Italo Calvino and attempts to illustrate the views and concerns of each writer on the concepts of commitment and autonomy.}, number={29}, publisher={Bingöl Üniversitesi}