1994, ISBN: 9780415054539

London & New York: Routledge, 1994. As New condition -- fresh and crisp. 6" wide by 9.25" tall. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. Flat spine. NO creases.… More...

London & New York: Routledge, 1994. As New condition -- fresh and crisp. 6" wide by 9.25" tall. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. Flat spine. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Bound in the publisher's black pictorial wraps, lettered in white and red. From the rear cover: "The often 'cutting' 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 provocatively builds upon all the existing theories of irony, providing the most comprehensive and critically challenging theory of irony to date.". First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New condition. ix, 248pp., Routledge, 1994, 5<