J. Hillis Miller is an American literary scholar, notable for his contributions to literary criticism and theory. Born on April 5, 1928, he is particularly associated with the fields of deconstruction, narrative theory, and the study of modern and contemporary literature. Miller has written extensively on a variety of authors, including Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, and William Faulkner, and he has explored themes related to interpretation, meaning, and the role of the reader in literature.
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