This thesis carefully appreciated situational irony in some of Shakespeare's tragedies successively,and classified situational irony into four kinds:discrepancy between appearance and reality,expectation and fulfi...This thesis carefully appreciated situational irony in some of Shakespeare's tragedies successively,and classified situational irony into four kinds:discrepancy between appearance and reality,expectation and fulfilment,intention and outcome,the actual circumstances and appropriateness.In the analysis of the first kind of situational irony,especially,the thesis focused on Antony and Cleopatra,together with Julius Caesar,questioned the common idea,and stated that Antony's failure was not because of his passion towards Cleopatra.Cleopatra was only his screen to cheat the world,an excuse of his " face-saving failure".展开更多
"Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"is a famous short story by Stephen King. In this story, Stephen King skillfully puts the irony into practice, and gives a description of the prison life with an ir..."Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"is a famous short story by Stephen King. In this story, Stephen King skillfully puts the irony into practice, and gives a description of the prison life with an ironic attitude. The use of irony is much helpful for the characterization, the theme and the structure of the story. The thesis is an analysis the use of irony including verbal irony, dramatic irony and situational irony. Through the detailed analysis and discussion, the thesis concludes that the story is full of irony.展开更多
Stephen Crane is a famous naturalist writer in the nineteenth Century.He creates a new method of literary writing in America.His famous novel The Red Badge of Courage is an episode of the American civil war.The novel...Stephen Crane is a famous naturalist writer in the nineteenth Century.He creates a new method of literary writing in America.His famous novel The Red Badge of Courage is an episode of the American civil war.The novel’s rhetoric device"irony"is worthy of contemporary scholars to carry out in-depth research.Crane adopts irony in his works to enhance the performance of language tension and the profound theme of the novel.The artistic features of irony appear in the novel frequently,such as verbal irony,scene irony and structural irony,which constructs the basic framework and structure of this novel and makes it more humorous,more ironic and more meaningful.展开更多
文摘This thesis carefully appreciated situational irony in some of Shakespeare's tragedies successively,and classified situational irony into four kinds:discrepancy between appearance and reality,expectation and fulfilment,intention and outcome,the actual circumstances and appropriateness.In the analysis of the first kind of situational irony,especially,the thesis focused on Antony and Cleopatra,together with Julius Caesar,questioned the common idea,and stated that Antony's failure was not because of his passion towards Cleopatra.Cleopatra was only his screen to cheat the world,an excuse of his " face-saving failure".
文摘"Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"is a famous short story by Stephen King. In this story, Stephen King skillfully puts the irony into practice, and gives a description of the prison life with an ironic attitude. The use of irony is much helpful for the characterization, the theme and the structure of the story. The thesis is an analysis the use of irony including verbal irony, dramatic irony and situational irony. Through the detailed analysis and discussion, the thesis concludes that the story is full of irony.
文摘Stephen Crane is a famous naturalist writer in the nineteenth Century.He creates a new method of literary writing in America.His famous novel The Red Badge of Courage is an episode of the American civil war.The novel’s rhetoric device"irony"is worthy of contemporary scholars to carry out in-depth research.Crane adopts irony in his works to enhance the performance of language tension and the profound theme of the novel.The artistic features of irony appear in the novel frequently,such as verbal irony,scene irony and structural irony,which constructs the basic framework and structure of this novel and makes it more humorous,more ironic and more meaningful.
