Irony In The Medieval Romance
by Green, Dennis Howard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521224586
- ISBN 13
- 9780521224581
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2003. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0521224586 . Slight scratches on rear cover, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; "Proceeding from a working definition of medieval irony and a survey of the signals which may allow us to perceive its presence, Professor Green considers the possibilities, theoretical and otherwise, of registering irony in courtly literature at large. From this he moves on to discuss the major themes to which irony may be applied (chivalry and love) as well as the ways in which the narrative is organised so as to bring out any ironic implications of these themes. ... " Contents: Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The possibilities of irony in courtly literature; 3. Irony and chivalry; 4. Irony and love; 5. Irony and narrative technique; 6. Verbal irony 7. Irony of the narrator; 8. Dramatic irony; 9. The irony of values; 10. Structural irony; 11. The reasons for irony in the medieval romance; Bibliography; Index of passages discussed; General index.; 431 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13919
- Title
- Irony In The Medieval Romance
- Author
- Green, Dennis Howard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0521224586
- ISBN 13
- 9780521224581
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 0521224586, 0521224586, Literary Criticism, Irony In Literature, Courtly Literature, Romances, Mediaevil, NOT Ex-library, NO Writing/markings
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