Irony's Edge: The Theory and Politics of Irony - Brossura

Hutcheon, Linda

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ISBN 10: 0415054532 ISBN 13: 9780415054539

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1994

Riassunto

The edge of irony, says Linda Hutcheon, is always a social and political edge. Irony depends upon interpretation; it happens in the tricky, unpredictable space between expression and understanding.

Irony's Edge is a fascinating, compulsively readable study of the myriad forms and the effects of irony. It sets out, for the first time, a sustained, clear analysis of the theory and the political contexts of irony, using a wide range of references from contemporary culture. Examples extend from Madonna to Wagner, from a clever quip in conversation to a contentious exhibition in a museum.

Irony's Edge outlines and then challenges all the major existing theories of irony, providing the most comprehensive and critically challengin theory of irony to date.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0415054532
• ISBN 13: 9780415054539
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 258