Overview
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
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: Jan 17, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 124 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1138229709
- | ISBN-13: 9781138229709
