Act and Quality: A Theory of Literary Meaning and Humanistic Understanding

Pt. 1. Wittgenstein And The Nature Of Linguistic Signs -- Grammar, Speech Act Theory, And Gricean Pragmatics: The Foundations Of A Dramatistic View Of Language -- The Concept Of Action, And The Consequences For Hermeneutic Theory -- A Test Case Of Action Description: Interpreting Williams' This Is Just To Say -- Pt. 2. A Procedural Definition Of Literature And The Concept Of Performance -- Literary Procedures And The Question Of Indeterminacy -- Toward An Intensional Text Grammar: The Constituents Of Literary Performance -- Literary Reference And Literary Experience As A Means Of Knowledge -- Self-reflection And Reading As A Source Of Social Values. Charles Altieri. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [332]-340.