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Publication details [#23786]
Pfister, Manfred. 1985. 'Eloquence is action': Shakespeare und die Sprechakttheorie. Kodikas/Code 81 (3-4) : 195–216.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
German
Keywords
Person as a subject
Annotation
Not only does dramatic speech refer to non-verbal action, it actually constitutes drama's main form of action. To give more substance to this thesis, the author applies the speech act theories of Austin, Searle and Grice.