Language and literature in society : a sociological essay on theory and method in the interpretation of linguistic symbols, with a bibliographical guide to the sociology of literature
pt. 1. Language and literature in society Literature as great art -- Literature as magical art -- Literature as make-believe -- Literature as a social institution -- pt. 2. Methodological problems in the sociological analysis of symbolic material The approaches of social science to the analysis of symbolic material -- Literature as equipment for action: Burke's dramatic conception -- Symbolic action as common ground for all action -- pt. 3. A specific sociological view of symbols: status and symbols Persuasion and identification in rhetoric -- Symbols and authority -- Hierarchy and symbols in democratic society -- pt. 4. General bibliography General bibliography