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The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels
The purpose of this thesis is to give a fresh account of the study of irony by investigating the role of time in the reading process. The study follows the idea of temporal displacement within the text to understand and profile the patterns of irony, and provides a formal reading of Milan Kundera's...
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| description | The purpose of this thesis is to give a fresh account of the study of irony by investigating the role of time in the reading process. The study follows the idea of temporal displacement within the text to understand and profile the patterns of irony, and provides a formal reading of Milan Kundera's major novels. In this thesis, a systematic method of tracing the movement of irony to arrive at the structure of the text is taken up in terms of The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, and Immortality. The thesis showcases three major types of irony in a manner that casts light on the particularities of three different texts. By focusing on the most important literary device used in Kundera's literary fiction, I demonstrate the function of situational, motif and thematic irony, whenever one or any combination of these ironic modes seems appropriate to the reading of the text at hand. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1438 The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels Amin, Ramy The purpose of this thesis is to give a fresh account of the study of irony by investigating the role of time in the reading process. The study follows the idea of temporal displacement within the text to understand and profile the patterns of irony, and provides a formal reading of Milan Kundera's major novels. In this thesis, a systematic method of tracing the movement of irony to arrive at the structure of the text is taken up in terms of The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, and Immortality. The thesis showcases three major types of irony in a manner that casts light on the particularities of three different texts. By focusing on the most important literary device used in Kundera's literary fiction, I demonstrate the function of situational, motif and thematic irony, whenever one or any combination of these ironic modes seems appropriate to the reading of the text at hand. 2018-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/439 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1438/viewcontent/Amin_2c_20Ramy_e2_80_94The_20Narrative_20of_20Irony.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Narrative Irony |
| spellingShingle | Narrative Irony Amin, Ramy The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels |
| title | The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels |
| title_full | The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels |
| title_fullStr | The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels |
| title_full_unstemmed | The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels |
| title_short | The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels |
| title_sort | narrative of irony and the irony of narrative time in milan kunderaa€™s novels |
| topic | Narrative Irony |
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