IronyIn this handy volume, Claire Colebrook offers an overview of the history and structure of irony, from Socrates to the present. Students will welcome this clear, concise guide, which: *traces the use of the concept through history, from Greek times to the Romantic period and on to the postmodern era *looks closely at the work of Socrates and the more contemporary theorists Jacques Derrida and Gilles Deleuze *explores the philosophical, literary and political dimensions of irony *applies theories of irony to literary texts Making even the most difficult debates accessible and clear, this is the ideal student introduction to the many theories of irony. |
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Inhalt
Plato and Socrates | |
Romantic Irony | |
Byron and Swift | |
Derrida Nietzsche and de | |
Deleuze and Guattari | |
Rorty Hutcheon Austen | |
Conclusion | |
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Irony Claire Colebrook,Claire (University of Edinburgh Colebrook, UK),John Drakakis Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2004 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | Irony The New Critical Idiom |
| Autor/in | Claire Colebrook |
| Verlag | Routledge, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1134530218, 9781134530212 |
| Länge | 208 Seiten |
| Zitat exportieren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |