Silence and Self-expression in Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley: An Application of John Searle’s Speech Acts Theory
Despite the “comedic” happy ending of Brontë’s Shirley (1849), its heroine’s taciturn incommunicativeness towards the end of the novel in contrast to her lively former derring-do, has naturally given rise to various speculations about the nature of her transformation. The fact that many of the final...
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Language: | English |
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University of Osijek
2018-12-01
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Series: | Anafora |
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Online Access: | http://www.ffos.unios.hr/anafora/anafora-42-1-shirley |