SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

LITERARY STUDIESBy:

Hikmah Pravitasari

SOCIOLOGY = LITERATURE?

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIOLOGY AND LITERATURE?

Sociology is essentially the scientific, objective study of man in society, the study of social

institution and of social processes: it seeks to answer the question of how society is possible,

how it works, why it persists (Swingewood, 1972: 11)

Sociology

Studies human in real condition at

everyday life

Literature

Made based on phenomena on

everyday happening social life

Sociology reflects the way literature interacts with society

As Swingewood(1972: 12)

states

Sociology of literature is one of literary approach which can be applied in the

study of literature work

Sociology of literature is basically aimed to analyze literature work in terms of the author’s social status, the availability of markets, the stipulation of type’s publication, and the structure of the leader

(Laurensen and Swingewood, 1972: 14)

The purpose in research of sociology literature is to get a complete and total description of the interrelated relationship among the author literary work and the society (Damono in Jabrohim, 2001: 169).

IDENTIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE & SOCIETY

IDENTIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE & SOCIETY

IDENTIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE & SOCIETY

SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE

READERS

LITERARY WORKS

AUTHOR

SOCIOLOGY OF THE AUTHOR

Social Status of the Author

Ideology of the Author

Culture & Historical Background of the Author

Social Position of the Author in Society

The Intended Readers

Social Status of the Author

ASCRIBED STATUS

• Natural happen, without looking at the ability

ACHIEVED STATUS

• To get it need struggle and efforts made by himself

ASSIGNNED STATUS

• As a present to appreciate her/his merit from a certain group in society

Soekanto, 1970: 239

Ideology of the Author

World View

Norm

Belief

set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party or organization is based

Culture & Historical Background of the Author

Culture and historical background of literary works reflects the social background where the author creates the works.

History always follows the development of life.

Sociology of literature which focuses on social life cannot be separated from the social background that influences the literary works itself.

Laurensen & Swingewood, 1972: 18

WhereThe Author

born? The Author

live?

Social Position of the Author in Society

The Intended Readers

Bourgeois

Proletariat

From 1849 to 1850, Dickens worked on David

Copperfield, the first work of its kind; no one had ever written a novel that simply

followed a character through his everyday life. In

writing it, Dickens tapped into his own personal experiences, from his

difficult childhood to his work as a journalist.

He started publishing his first novel, Oliver Twist,

which follows the life of an orphan living in the streets. The story was inspired by

how Dickens felt as an impoverished child forced to get by on his wits and

earn his own keep.

Charles John

HuffamDickens

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