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- Title
"Appropriate Circumstances:" From Stefan Zweig's Vienna to Xu Jinglei's Beijing.
- Authors
Aili Zheng
- Abstract
A literary criticism is presented of the novella "Brief einer Unbekannten" by Austrian author Stefan Zweig. Topics discussed include the language use concept of appropriate circumstances, developed by British philosopher of language John L. Austin, the concept of performativity, and the film adaptation of the novella entitled "Yi ge mo sheng nu ren de lai xin" by Chinese actress and director Xu Jinglei.
- Subjects
BRIEF einer Unbekannten (Book); ZWEIG, Stefan, 1881-1942; AUSTIN, J. L. (John Langshaw), 1911-1960; PHILOSOPHY of language; PERFORMATIVE (Philosophy); YI ge mo sheng nu ren de lai xin (Film); XU Jinglei
- Publication
MLN, 2014, Vol 129, Issue 3, p698
- ISSN
0026-7910
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/mln.2014.0068