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- Fills a large gap in what is still an extremely under-researched topic: irony in film
- Asks important questions about this medium’s capacity for ironic expression
- Uses the subject of irony to address fundamental theoretical issues faced by film criticism concerning the nature of artistic expression in this medium, and the practice of film interpretation, and the role of intention in film analysis
- Features close engagement with the moment-by-moment detail of individual films
Part of the book series: Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television (CRFT)
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
A much-debated subject in other disciplines, in film scholarship irony is habitually referred to but too seldom explored. Combining in-depth theorising with detailed close analysis, this pioneering study asks what ironic capacities films might possess, how film style may be used ironically, and what role intention should play in film interpretation. The proposed answers have significance for our understanding of not only ironic filmmaking, but the nature of expression in this medium.
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
James MacDowell
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Irony in Film
Authors: James MacDowell
Series Title: Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-32993-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-67333-9Published: 13 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-32993-6Published: 09 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6133
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6141
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 220
Topics: Screen Studies, American Culture, Aesthetics