Irony and the Discourse of Modernity Tapa dura - 1990

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Hardback. New. Behler discusses the current state of thought on modernity and postmodernity, detailing the intellectual problems to be faced and examining the positions of such central figures in the debate as Lyotard, Habermas, Rorty, and Derrida. He finds that beyond the "limits of communication," further discussion must be carried out through irony. The historical rise of the concept of modernity is examined through discussions of the querelle des anciens et des modernes as a break with classical tradition, and on the theoretical writings of de Stael, the English romantics, and the great German romantics Schlegel, Hegel, and Nietzsche. The growth of the concept of irony from a formal rhetorical term to a mode of indirectness that comes to characterize thought and discourse generally is then examined from Plato and Socrates to Nietzsche, who avoided the term "irony" but used it in his cetnral concept of the mask.

Univ of Washington Pr, 1990-11. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. NF. 1990. Hardcover. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. . 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches. 168 pages. Inscribed by author on half title page. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

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University of Washington Press, 1990. Hardcover. New. 154 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

University of Washington Press. hardcover. New. 141x92x12. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

University of Washington Press, 1990-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good. notes and underlining on 1st 15 pages - minor stain to top closed page edge - otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy

University of Washington Press, 1990-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!