Speech Acts in Literature, Paperback by Miller, J. Hillis, ISBN 0804742162, ISBN-13 9780804742160, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Beginning with an introductory chapter examining J. L. Austin’s How to Do Things with Words , Miller (English and comparative literature, U. of California-Irvine) shows how Derrida and de Man variously challenge Austin’s speech act theory and his expulsion of literature. He then looks at the role of strong emotion in effective speech acts and uses Proust to show how speech act theory can be used to read literary works. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()