Read Of Irony, Especially in Drama

Of Irony, Especially in Drama

G.G. Sedgewick

4.9/5 (9096 ratings)

Description:First published in 1935, as the Alexander Lectures at the University of Toronto, "Of Irony" has been in demand ever since. Professor Sedgewick begins his discussion by recognizing that irony is a way of speaking with which we are all familiar, a figure of speech used in daily conversation. But there are other ironies: those of allegory, of understatement, of detachment, of fate, and especially the irony used in drama. He explores how the various meanings of irony have developed--through Socrates, with his "urbane pretence," through Bacon, through the romantic irony of Schlegel and Tieck, through Bishop Thirlwall, whose essay on the irony of Socrates was pivotal in the history of English dramatic criticism. Now in its third edition, "Of Irony" remains a seminal work on the central role irony has played in tragedy from the time of the Greeks to the present.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Of Irony, Especially in Drama. To get started finding Of Irony, Especially in Drama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1553800044

Description: First published in 1935, as the Alexander Lectures at the University of Toronto, "Of Irony" has been in demand ever since. Professor Sedgewick begins his discussion by recognizing that irony is a way of speaking with which we are all familiar, a figure of speech used in daily conversation. But there are other ironies: those of allegory, of understatement, of detachment, of fate, and especially the irony used in drama. He explores how the various meanings of irony have developed--through Socrates, with his "urbane pretence," through Bacon, through the romantic irony of Schlegel and Tieck, through Bishop Thirlwall, whose essay on the irony of Socrates was pivotal in the history of English dramatic criticism. Now in its third edition, "Of Irony" remains a seminal work on the central role irony has played in tragedy from the time of the Greeks to the present.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Of Irony, Especially in Drama. To get started finding Of Irony, Especially in Drama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Of Irony, Especially in Drama

Of Irony, Especially in Drama

More Books

Of Irony, Especially in Drama 1st edition by Sedgewick, G.G. (2003) Paperback

Of Irony, Especially in Drama 1st edition by Sedgewick, G.G. (2003) Paperback

Of Irony, Especially in Drama by G.G. Sedgewick (2003-08-16)

Of Irony, Especially in Drama by G.G. Sedgewick (2003-08-16)

Of Irony: Especially in Drama by G.G. Sedgewick (2004-04-01)

Of Irony: Especially in Drama by G.G. Sedgewick (2004-04-01)