Critical Irony, Renewed

Irony is a pervasive quality of human life, though its creative, comic potential is often overlooked. Traditionally, it has been cast in a subversive role, as the tool of the detached critic or sceptic. In Critical Irony, Renewed, Samuel Curkpatrick offers a fresh take, showing how irony can transform negativity to inspire imagination, hope and ethical action. Drawing on the work of literary theor...