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The politics of irony in American modernism

"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 th...

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Main Author:	Stratton, Matthew
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Irony in literature. Satire > History and criticism. Politics in literature. Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century. Politics and culture > United States > History > 20th century. Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century. Modernism (Literature) > United States. Electronic books.
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