Fictional and factual autobiography from the perspective of speech act theory
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Organon F |
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| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | autobigraphy; Searle; Coetzee; Hrabal |
| Description | The study considers the pertinence of Searle's speech act theory to literary studies, more specifically to the definition of fictional and factual autobiography. Theoretical arguments are then applied to the interpretation of Bohumil Hrabal's trilogy In-House Weddings, Vita Nuova and Gaps and the fictional autobiography Boyhood, Youth and Summertime by John Maxwell Coetzee. |