Irony's Edge

<p>The edge of irony says Linda Hutcheon is always a social and political edge. Irony depends upon interpretation; it happens in the tricky unpredictable space between expression and understanding.<br><br><em>Irony's Edge</em> is a fascinating compulsively readable study of the myriad forms and the effects of irony. It sets out for the first time a sustained clear analysis of the theory and the political contexts of irony using a wide range of references from contemporary culture. Examples extend from Madonna to Wagner from a clever quip in conversation to a contentious exhibition in a museum.<br><br><em>Irony's Edge</em> outlines and then challenges all the major existing theories of irony providing the most comprehensive and critically challengin theory of irony to date.</p>