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.
The Theory and Analysis of Drama
Author: Manfred Pfister
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780521423830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManfred Pfister's book is the first to provide a coherent comprehensive framework for the analysis of plays in all their dramatic and theatrical dimensions. The material on which his analysis is based covers all genres and periods. His approach is systematic rather than historical, combining more abstract categorisations with detailed interpretations of sample texts.
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.
Reading Johannine Dramatic Irony through Ancient Dramatic Devices
Author: Tat Yan Lee
Publisher: Langham Monographs
Published: 2021-11-30
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1839735694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen studying irony in the Gospel of John, scholars have largely relied on modern literary theories and anachronistic interpretive tools. In this book, Dr. Tat Yan Lee pushes beyond contemporary interpretations to examine the literary context of the Gospel’s original audience. Utilizing Aristotle’s Poetics and drawing parallels between John’s Gospel and ancient Greek tragedy, Dr. Lee offers a fresh perspective on the role of dramatic irony within the text. His exploration of Aristotelian theory highlights the significance of emotion as an intended by-product of ancient drama and provides a critical method for establishing plausible early readings of the Gospel and its dramatic devices. Offering present-day readers a chance to encounter John’s Gospel through ancient eyes, this book holds valuable insight for Johannine scholars, classicists, students of literary theory, and all those desiring greater insight into the gospel and its impact.
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. . .
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.
Irony in the Matthean Passion Narrative
Author: InHee C. Berg
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1451470339
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIrony is a rhetorical and literary device for revealing what is hidden behind what is seen. This book provides a history of different definitions of irony, from Aristophanes to Booth; discusses the constitutive formal elements of irony and the functions of irony; and then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion Narrative.
