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Literature as Conduct: Speech Acts in Henry James
J. Hillis Miller
Literature as Conduct: Speech Acts in Henry James
J. Hillis Miller
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.
366 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 1, 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780823225378 |
Publishers | Fordham University Press |
Pages | 366 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 32 mm · 648 g |
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