Steven Helming, Steven Helmling

The Esoteric Comedies of Carlyle, Newman, and Yeats

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the function of irony and humor in Carlyle's Sartor Resartus, Newman's Apologist and Yeats' A Vision.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9780521109697
• ISBN-10: 0521109698
• Artikelnr.: 26057309

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: esoteric comedy and 'the gymnastics of talent
2. The 'thaumaturgic art of thought': Carlyle's Sartor Resartus
3. 'Hippoclides doesn't care': Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua
4. 'Because there is safety in derision': Yeats's A Vision
Conclusion: esoteric comedy and 'making the unconscious conscious
Notes
Index.