Irony and the Ironic

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.

List of contents

Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction 2. The evolution of a concept 3. The anatomy of irony 4. The practice of irony; Bibliography; Index

About the author

D. C. Muecke

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: D C Muecke, D. C. Muecke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781138229709
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22970-9
• No. of pages: 124
• Series: The Critical Idiom Reissued; The Critical Idiom Reissued
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies