The Critical Mythology of Irony

Author/Contributor(s):	Dane, Joseph a
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	03/01/2011
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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 within the history of Western literary criticism. Will appeal to a broad spectrum of scholars concerned with the historical basis of critical language and its political implications.