Literature As Conduct Speech Acts in Henry James |
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| Author:
| Miller, J. Hillis
Miller, J.Hillis |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8232-2538-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.00 |
Book Description:
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The work of a master critic writing at the peak of his powers, this magisterial book draws on speech act theory, as it originated with J. L. Austin and was further developed by Paul de Man and Jacques Derrida, to investigate the many dimensions of doing things with words in James's fiction.
The work of a master critic writing at the peak of his powers, this magisterial book draws on speech act theory, as it originated with J. L. Austin and was further developed by Paul de Man and Jacques Derrida, to investigate the many dimensions of doing things with words in James's fiction.