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Language: en
Pages: 250
Pages: 250
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press
An ambitious theoretical work that ranges from the age of Socrates to the late twentieth century, this book traces the development of the concepts of irony with
Language: en
Pages: 234
Pages: 234
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-18 - Publisher: MIT Press
A biography of two troublesome words. Isn't it ironic? Or is it? Never mind, I'm just being sarcastic (or am I?). Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused,
Language: en
Pages: 210
Pages: 210
Language: en
Pages: 193
Pages: 193
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-02-06 - Publisher: Macmillan
Jon Winokur defines and classifies irony and contrasts it with coincidence and cynicism, and other oft-confused concepts that many think are ironic. He looks at
Language: en
Pages: 282
Pages: 282
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
This text explores the aesthetics, underlying logics, and histories of two seemingly distinct genres - liberal political satire and conservative opinion talk -