COLT 2650F - Irony

Institution:

Brown University

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A study of the trope of irony and its evaluation, especially in the Romantic tradition. Focus on the epistemological implications of irony and the role it plays in the philosophical tradition and in contemporary criticism. Readings from Plato, Hegel, Schlegel, Kierkegaard, Baudelaire, Lukács, Booth, De Man, Rorty and Derrida.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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