290 Pages
by
Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Part One; 1: Ironology; 2: The Elements of Irony; 3: Basic Classifications; 4: The Four Modes; 5: Ironic Situations; Part Two; 6: General Irony; 7: Romantic Irony; 8: Irony and the Ironist; References; Bibliography; Index
Biography
D. C. Muecke
