Irony's edge : the theory and politics of irony /

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There is the growing sense that irony has emerged as a mode of expression that is strangely out of vogue. The popular press has veritably written it off as a means of critique. Politicians and pundits seldom use it. And when they do, it tends either to miss its intended mark or, for that matter, ind...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hutcheon, Linda, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, ©1995.
Subjects:
Irony.
Ironie.
irony.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Irony
Literature
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The "Scene" of Irony
  • 1. Risky Business: The "Transideological" Politics of Irony
  • 2. Cutting Edge
  • 3. Modeling 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. End(s) of Irony: The Politics of Appropriateness.

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