Rosenthal, Debra J.,  1964- <br/><br/>
Performatively speaking :  speech and action in antebellum American literature / 
Debra J. Rosenthal. 
 - Charlottesville :  University of Virginia Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Discursive action, or doing by saying --  Slave promises and the temperance pledge --  Theorizing the signature in Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall --  The Scarlet A as action --  Verbal violence in Uncle Tom's Cabin --  Action and injurious speech in Moby-Dick --  Conclusion: The right words and national standing. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813936963 9780813936987 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century<br/>Speech in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS374  / .P474 2015