Abstract
The substance of language and the pattern of literary language are central to Jacques Derrida's early theoretical explorations. In 1971， Derrida published the masterpiece “Signature Event Context，” in which he proposed the deconstructive language theory by revisiting Anglo-American speech act theory. He pinpointed that language is not an instrument of recording， but a performative act of doing things. In the mid- and late 1980s he published “Aphorism Countertime” and “‘This Strange Institution Called Literature’： An Interview with Jacques Derrida”， indicating that the characteristics of literary language is fragmented and dualized. Derrida defined such a language as “aphorism” and elaborated on it with the example of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This is a great breakthrough in the theory of literary language.
Keywords
Jacques Derrida, language, speech act theory, aphorism, Romeo and Juliet
First Page
70
Last Page
78
Recommended Citation
Xiao, Jinlong. 2023. "Jacques Derrida on Literary Language： A Case Study of Romeo and Juliet." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 43, (1): pp.70-78. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol43/iss1/9
