Victorian Poetry As Cultural Critique The Politics of Performative Language |
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| Author:
| Slinn, E. Warwick |
| Series title: | Victorian Literature and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-2166-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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In recent cultural studies, poetry has become something of a neglected genre. Warwick Slinn seeks to reverse that trend and argues that a fundamental continuity between the meaning of a poetic trope and the social function of language can be established through speech act theory.
In recent cultural studies, poetry has become something of a neglected genre. Warwick Slinn seeks to reverse that trend and argues that a fundamental continuity between the meaning of a poetic trope and the social function of language can be established through speech act theory.