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Publication Date: December 15, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0415054532 | ISBN-13: 978-0415054539 | Edition: First Edition

The edge of irony, says Linda Hutcheon, is always a social and political edge. Irony depends upon interpretation; it happens in the tricky, unpredictable space between expression and understanding.

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 from contemporary culture. Examples extend from Madonna to Wagner, from a clever quip in conversation to a contentious exhibition in a museum.

Irony's Edge outlines and then challenges all the major existing theories of irony, providing the most comprehensive and critically challengin theory of irony to date.

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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Routledge; First Edition edition (December 15, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415054532
ISBN-13: 978-0415054539
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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