Irony : An Historical Introduction
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Routledge Revivals
ISBN-10
1041028113
ISBN-13
9781041028116
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 1st, 2025
Print length
248 Pages
Weight
630 grams
Product Classification:
Classical textsLiterary theoryAncient history: to c 500 CEWestern philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
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Originally published in 1926, this volume analyses the history of irony in ancient writers such as Homer and Lucian and how the use of Irony in modern literature has been shaped and coloured by the Ironical tradition. The works of Tacitus, Shakespeare, Goethe and Jane Austen are among those discussed.
Irony, with its old and complex history beginning with Plato and Socrates, and known by intellects from different social classes, including the ancient dramatists, philosophers, and rhetoricians, is not an easy concept to grasp. Originally published in 1926, this volume analyses the history of irony in ancient writers such as Homer and Lucian and how the use of Irony in modern literature has been shaped and coloured by the Ironical tradition. The works of Tacitus, Shakespeare, Goethe and Jane Austen are among those discussed.
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