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First published in 1969, The Compass of Irony is a detailed study
of the nature, qualities, classifications, and significance of
irony. Divided into two parts, the book offers first a general
account of the formal qualities of irony and a classification of
the more familiar kinds. It then explores newer forms of irony, its
functions, topics, and cultural significance. A wide variety of
examples are drawn from a range of different authors, such as
Musil, Diderot, Schlegel, and Thomas Mann. The final chapter
considers the detachment and seeming superiority of the ironist and
discusses what this means for the morality of irony. The Compass of
Irony will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of
irony as both a literary and a cultural phenomenon.
First published in 1970 and revised in 1982, this work provides a
critical overview of the concept of irony in literary criticism.
After establishing the relationship of the ironical and the
non-ironical, it summarises the history of the concept of irony,
before isolating and discussing its basic aspects and the variable
features that determine its nature, effect and quality. The book
will be a useful resource for those studying irony and English
Literature.
First published in 1969, The Compass of Irony is a detailed study
of the nature, qualities, classifications, and significance of
irony. Divided into two parts, the book offers first a general
account of the formal qualities of irony and a classification of
the more familiar kinds. It then explores newer forms of irony, its
functions, topics, and cultural significance. A wide variety of
examples are drawn from a range of different authors, such as
Musil, Diderot, Schlegel, and Thomas Mann. The final chapter
considers the detachment and seeming superiority of the ironist and
discusses what this means for the morality of irony. The Compass of
Irony will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of
irony as both a literary and a cultural phenomenon.
First published in 1970 and revised in 1982, this work provides a
critical overview of the concept of irony in literary criticism.
After establishing the relationship of the ironical and the
non-ironical, it summarises the history of the concept of irony,
before isolating and discussing its basic aspects and the variable
features that determine its nature, effect and quality. The book
will be a useful resource for those studying irony and English
Literature.
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