Towards a historical synthesis of the concept of irony

• Autores: María Angeles Ruiz Moneva
• Localización: Odisea: Revista de estudios ingleses, ISSN 1578-3820, Nº 1, 2001, págs. 101-121
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The present essay aims to analyse the ways in which the concept of irony,characterised by its great versatility, has been approached throughout history, andhow the different historical trends may have influenced the way it is understoodnowadays, especially in the framework of relevance theory. Then it focuses upon theevolution of the recurrent traits of the relevance approach and relates it to othercontemporary proposals. Finally, it refers to the latest trends in the investigation ofirony and suggests possible lines of development or further research both withinrelevance theory and in other approaches.