Irony's edge : the theory and politics of irony / / Linda Hutcheon
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| Autore: |
Hutcheon Linda <1947, >
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| Titolo: |
Irony's edge : the theory and politics of irony / / Linda Hutcheon
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 128/.4 |
| 808.001 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Irony |
| Philosophy | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Irony's edge |
| ISBN: | 1-134-93755-5 |
| 0-203-35925-9 | |
| 1-280-05587-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451074903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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