Ironic Drama
Author: Philip Vellacott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1975-06-12
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780521205900
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Irony and Drama
Author: Bert O. States
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2019-06-30
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1501743597
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfessor States provides nothing less than a new theory of the drama based upon the principles of irony and dialectic. Very close in approach to the Continental structuralists, he treats irony, not as a literary device or as an attitude in the mind of the playgoer, but as a means of confronting reality—a way of testing and resolving conflicting ideas. Pointing out the limitations of conventional categories such as comedy, tragedy, and tragicomedy, he views drama instead as a vehicle for perceiving and ordering the possibilities of human experience. After setting forth his thesis boldly and persuasively, Professor States explores other mod es such as the epic and the lyric and shows how they interact with the dramatic principle. He manages to cover, in a minimum amount of space, the entire range of dramatic styles and periods, placing special emphasis on playwrights of universal appeal like Sophocles, Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw, and Beckett.
Irony and the Modern Theatre
Author: William Storm
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-05-05
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1139499424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIrony and theatre share intimate kinships, not only regarding dramatic conflict, dialectic or wittiness, but also scenic structure and the verbal or situational ironies that typically mark theatrical speech and action. Yet irony today, in aesthetic, literary and philosophical contexts especially, is often regarded with skepticism - as ungraspable, or elusive to the point of confounding. Countering this tendency, William Storm advocates a wide-angle view of this master trope, exploring the ironic in major works by playwrights including Chekhov, Pirandello and Brecht, and in notable relation to well-known representative characters in drama from Ibsen's Halvard Solness to Stoppard's Septimus Hodge and Wasserstein's Heidi Holland. To the degree that irony is existential, its presence in the theatre relates directly to the circumstances and the expressiveness of the characters on stage. This study investigates how these key figures enact, embody, represent and personify the ironic in myriad situations in the modern and contemporary theatre.
Ironic Samuel Beckett
Author: Pol Popovic Karic
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIrony can provide a means to communication, catharsis, and freedom that a person needs in order to survive in a world of permanent chaos and oppression. Ironic Samuel Beckett offers an unorthodox look at Waiting for Godot, Endgame, and Happy Days from the perspective of irony. This analysis questions the notion the Beckett's "theater of the absurd" is essentially circular or based on nothingness, and invites the reader to reconsider established notions about Beckett and his work.
The Gift of the Magi
Author: O. Henry
Publisher: Amila Jay
Published: 2021-12-22
Total Pages: 11
ISBN-13: 3986779213
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time.
The Cask of Amontillado
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: The Creative Company
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781583415801
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter enduring many injuries of the noble Fortunato, Montressor executes the perfect revenge.
Ironic
Author: Pamela Leigh Starr
Publisher: Genesis Press, Inc.
Published: 2009-04-01
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1585715212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTeresa Lewis is living in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains while taking time off to write. Her life takes an unexpected turn when a plane crashes near her cabin and she becomes rescuer and nurse for a man she thinks is a bigot. Trapped inside by the howling wind and swirling snow, Teresa finds that her patient is not what she thinks. After weeks spent in his company, Teresa is intrigued by his soft-spoken strength and humor, and soon finds herself doing something she's never done before: fall in love. Trey awoke to intense pain, discovering that he didn't remember who he was and how he had gotten here. Trey discovers many other things in the next few weeks of his life: strength, patience, endurance and, most importantly, love. He may not know who he was, but he knew he was falling in love and planned on making Teresa his; until, that is, his memories begin to return. . .
Irony and the Ironic
Author: D. C. Muecke
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-06
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1315388324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1970 and revised in 1982, this work provides a critical overview of the concept of irony in literary criticism. After establishing the relationship of the ironical and the non-ironical, it summarises the history of the concept of irony, before isolating and discussing its basic aspects and the variable features that determine its nature, effect and quality. The book will be a useful resource for those studying irony and English Literature.
Ironic Theatre
Author: Jack Eugene Frisch
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIrony in Mark's Gospel
Author: Jerry Camery-Hoggatt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-10-06
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780521020619
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn important contribution to our understanding of Marcan irony, and combines a literary-critical approach with insights gained from the sociology of knowledge.
