Jerz EL312 (Literary Criticism)


15 Feb 2007

Brooks, ''Irony as a Principle of Structure''

In Keesey, Ch 2

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EL312: Of Irony and Math
Excerpt: I can't help blogging this one... I burst out laughing while reading literary criticism, for crying out loud. That has GOT to be worth writing about. :) So Brooks' "Irony as a Principle of Structure" really gets to the point...
Weblog: Sugarpacket
Tracked: February 11, 2007 7:40 PM
Oh the irony...
Excerpt: We've talked about irony in literature classes before, but I have never thought to take it up as a paper topic so I never looked closely at it. I have discovered from reading this essay that I really didn't understand...
Weblog: ~Luna Dreams~
Tracked: February 11, 2007 10:11 PM
Isn't It Ironic?
Excerpt: "Those critics who attribute the use of ironic techniques to the poet's own bloodless sophistication and tired scepticism would be better advised to refer these vices to his potential readers, a public corrupted by Hollywood and the Book of the...
Weblog: Special K
Tracked: February 11, 2007 10:27 PM
Brooks & Irony 101
Excerpt: "The tail of the kite, it is true, seems to negate the kite's function: it weights down something made to rise; and in the same way, the concrete particulars with which the poet loads himself seem to deny the universal...
Weblog: Denamarie Ercolani
Tracked: February 12, 2007 2:55 PM
Using Examples
Excerpt: Brooks, ''Irony as a Principle of Structure'' -- Jerz EL312 (Literary Criticism) Brooks started his essay in a very strong tone of voice. He spoke in a matter-of-fact tone which made me really wonder if what he was saying would...
Weblog: GinaBurgese
Tracked: February 12, 2007 5:51 PM
Telling it Like it is
Excerpt: The poet wants to "say" something. Why, then, doesn't he say it directly and forthrightly? Why is he willing to say it only through his metaphors? Through his metaphors, he risks saying it partially and obscurely, and risks not saying...
Weblog: A Storybook of Quotes
Tracked: February 15, 2007 12:35 PM
Practicing What He Preaches
Excerpt: Brooks, ''Irony as a Principle of Structure'' -- Jerz EL312 (Literary Criticism) "Through his metaphors, he risks saying it partially and obscurely, and risks not saying it at all. But the risk must be taken, for direct statement leads to...
Weblog: LorinSchumacher
Tracked: February 22, 2007 3:45 PM
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