Fictions of Romantic Irony

by Lilian R. Furst

What is meant by "romantic irony"? What is specifically romantic about this kind of irony? How does it relate to--and differ from--ordinary, traditional irony? Is it a variant of traditional irony, or an independent phenomenon? Are its lines of demarcation primarily historical or modal? How does it become manifest in a text? What is its impact on the art of narration?

These are the questions that Fictions of Romantic Irony addresses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674299353
• ISBN13: 9780674299351
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.9"