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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962772503321
• Autore: Hutcheon Linda <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c1995
• ISBN: 1-134-93754-7; 1-134-93755-5; 0-203-35925-9; 1-280-05587-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 128/.4; 808.001
• Soggetti: Irony; Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: THE ""SCENE"" OF IRONY; 1 RISKY BUSINESS: THE ""TRANSIDEOLOGICAL"" POLITICS OF IRONY; 2 THE CUTTING EDGE; I Emotions and ethics on edge; II The ""devil's mark"" or the ""snorkel of sanity""?: the contradictory functions and effects of irony; 3 MODELING MEANING: THE SEMANTICS OF IRONY; I Images en route to a definition; II Theater goes to the movies: Henry V; 4 DISCURSIVE COMMUNITIES: HOW IRONY ""HAPPENS""; I The miracle of ironic communication; II Provocation and controversy: the work of Anselm Kiefer5 INTENTION AND INTERPRETATION: IRONY AND THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER; I The unbearable slipperiness of irony; II Eco's echoes and Wagner's vicissitudes; 6 FRAME-UPS AND THEIR MARKS: THE RECOGNITION OR ATTRIBUTION OF IRONY; I The sign( s) of the beast-in context; II Tricksters and enfants terribles: performing ironies; 7 THE END(S) OF IRONY: THE POLITICS OF APPROPRIATENESS; Notes; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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