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Irony's Edge: The Theory and Politics .. Routledg1st Ed. PB 1994 0415054532
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Subject Area
- Political Theory
- Subject
- Politics
- ISBN
- 9780415054539
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0415054532
ISBN-13
9780415054539
eBay Product ID (ePID)
940316
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Publication Name
Irony's Edge : the Theory and Politics of Irony
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Subject
General, Humor
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
94-008604
Dewey Edition
20
Grade From
College Freshman
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
128/.4
Table Of Content
Table of Illustrations Introduction: the 'Scene' of Irony Acknowledgements 1. Risky Business: the 'Transideological' Politics of Irony 2. the Cutting Edge 3. Modelling Meaning: the Semantics of Irony 4. discursive Communities: How Irony 'Happens' 5. Intention and Interpretation: Irony and the Eye of the Beholder 6. Frame-ups and their marks: the Recognition or Attribution of Irony 7. the End(s) of Irony: the Politics fo Appropriateness Bibliography
Synopsis
A fascinating and compulsively readable study of the myriad forms and effects of the ironic. Linda Hutcheon sets out for the first time a clear and sustained analysis of the theory and political context of irony, from Madonnna to Wagner.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 challenging account of irony to date, from one of today's most brilliant and persuasive critics., 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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