Performatively speaking : speech and action in antebellum American literature /

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In Performatively Speaking, Debra Rosenthal draws on speech act theory to open up the current critical conversation about antebellum American fiction and culture and to explore what happens when writers use words not just to represent action but to constitute action itself. Examining moments of disc...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rosenthal, Debra J., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015.
Subjects:
1800-1899
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Speech in literature.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Parole dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction.
Aktionsart
Literatur
Rede
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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