IRONY (CRITICAL IDIOM S.) by D.C. Muecke

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Methuen & Co, 1970. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:041665410X

Methuen, London, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 200 g; (10), 92, 2 pages, includes bibliography, and index. In original hardcover binding, with original decorated dustjacket which appears to beat suntanned on the spine, has a 0.5 inch tear at the top of the front panel, and has rippling, probably from dampness to the rear panel of the jacket. The book itself, apart from a trace of foxing to the top of the text block shows no damage. ". "This work attempts to distinguish, in general terms, the ironical from the non-ironical. It summarises the history of the concept of irony from the first appearance of the word " EIRONEIA" in Plato to the present day. It isolates and discusses five "basic features" of irony: the element of "confluent unawareness", the contrast of reality and appearance, the comic element, the element of detachment, and the aesthetic element. It distinguishes carefully the two main types of irony: verbal (or… Read More