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Woodmansee, Martha. 1978. Speech-act theory and the perpetuation of the dogma of literary autonomy. Centrum 6 (2) : 75–86.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

literary theory | speech act theory

Annotation

Speech act theorists are said to help to perpetuate the dogma of literary autonomy and, by dressing it up in new terms, to further insulate it from the critical inspection it deserves.