Irony

Originally published in 1926, this volume analyses the history of irony in ancient writers such as Homer and Lucian and how the use of Irony in modern literature has been shaped and coloured by the Ironical tradition. The works of Tacitus, Shakespeare, Goethe and Jane Austen are among those discussed.

J.A.K. Thomson (1879-1959) was Professor Emeritus of Classics at King's College London.

Chapters 1- 10 - un-titled.