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The Resource The politics of irony in American modernism, Matthew Stratton, (electronic book)

The politics of irony in American modernism, Matthew Stratton, (electronic book)

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"This book shows how American literary culture in the first half of the twentieth century saw "irony'" emerge as a term to describe intersections between aesthetic and political practices. Against conventional associations of irony with political withdrawal, Stratton shows how the term circulated widely in literary and popular culture to describe politically engaged forms of writing. It is a critical commonplace to acknowledge the difficulty of defining irony before stipulating a particular definition as a stable point of departure for literary, cultural, and political analysis. This book, by contrast, is the first to derive definitions of "irony" inductively, showing how writers employed it as a keyword both before and in opposition to the institutionalization of New Criticism. It focuses on writers who not only composed ironic texts but talked about irony and satire to situate their work politically: Randolph Bourne, Benjamin De Casseres, Ellen Glasgow, John Dos Passos, Ralph Ellison, and many others"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xi, 273 p.
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Introduction: Irony and How It Got That Way
  • Chapter 1: The Eye in Irony: New York, Nietzsche, and the 1910s
  • Chapter 2: Gendering Irony and Its History: Ellen Glasgow and the Lost 1920s
  • Chapter 3: The Focus of Satire: Irony and Public Opinions of Propaganda in the U.S.A. of John Dos Passos Page
  • Chapter 4: Visible Decisions : Irony, Law, and the Political Constitution of Ralph Ellison
  • Beyond Hope and Memory: A Conclusion
  • Bibliography
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The politics of irony in American modernism
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The politics of irony in American modernism
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Matthew Stratton
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Language
eng
Summary
"This book shows how American literary culture in the first half of the twentieth century saw "irony'" emerge as a term to describe intersections between aesthetic and political practices. Against conventional associations of irony with political withdrawal, Stratton shows how the term circulated widely in literary and popular culture to describe politically engaged forms of writing. It is a critical commonplace to acknowledge the difficulty of defining irony before stipulating a particular definition as a stable point of departure for literary, cultural, and political analysis. This book, by contrast, is the first to derive definitions of "irony" inductively, showing how writers employed it as a keyword both before and in opposition to the institutionalization of New Criticism. It focuses on writers who not only composed ironic texts but talked about irony and satire to situate their work politically: Randolph Bourne, Benjamin De Casseres, Ellen Glasgow, John Dos Passos, Ralph Ellison, and many others"--
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Stratton, Matthew
Dewey number
810.9/18
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PS228.I74
LC item number
S87 2014eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • American literature
  • Irony in literature
  • Satire
  • Politics in literature
  • Politics and literature
  • Politics and culture
  • Literature and society
  • Modernism (Literature)
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The politics of irony in American modernism, Matthew Stratton, (electronic book)
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Color
multicolored
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Irony and How It Got That Way -- Chapter 1: The Eye in Irony: New York, Nietzsche, and the 1910s -- Chapter 2: Gendering Irony and Its History: Ellen Glasgow and the Lost 1920s -- Chapter 3: The Focus of Satire: Irony and Public Opinions of Propaganda in the U.S.A. of John Dos Passos Page -- Chapter 4: Visible Decisions : Irony, Law, and the Political Constitution of Ralph Ellison -- Beyond Hope and Memory: A Conclusion -- Bibliography
Control code
ebr10747398
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xi, 273 p.
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Original version note
Original electronic resource
Other physical details
ill.
Reproduction note
Electronic resource.
Specific material designation
remote
Label
The politics of irony in American modernism, Matthew Stratton, (electronic book)
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Color
multicolored
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Irony and How It Got That Way -- Chapter 1: The Eye in Irony: New York, Nietzsche, and the 1910s -- Chapter 2: Gendering Irony and Its History: Ellen Glasgow and the Lost 1920s -- Chapter 3: The Focus of Satire: Irony and Public Opinions of Propaganda in the U.S.A. of John Dos Passos Page -- Chapter 4: Visible Decisions : Irony, Law, and the Political Constitution of Ralph Ellison -- Beyond Hope and Memory: A Conclusion -- Bibliography
Control code
ebr10747398
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xi, 273 p.
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Original version note
Original electronic resource
Other physical details
ill.
Reproduction note
Electronic resource.
Specific material designation
remote

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