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.

Author: D. C. Muecke
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/17/2019
Series: Critical Idiom Reissued #12
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.27d
ISBN: 9781138229709