Irony's Edge
Author | : Linda Hutcheon |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Irony |
ISBN | : 0415054532 |
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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, mostly from contemporary culture. Examples extend from Madonna to Wagner, from a clever quip in conversation to a contentious exhibition in a museum. And the stakes are high - many radical artists and cultural activists consider irony to be usefully subversive; others see it as more suspect. After all, irony can just as easily legitimate as undermine relations of power.