Narrative Perspective and Irony in Selected Chinese and American Fiction

by Ban Wang

Insisting that we see irony in its context as contested meaning in a socially and historically constituted discursive space, Wang (Asian studies and comparative literature, Rutgers U.) examines the use of irony in classical and modern Chinese literature and in 19th century English and American literature. He explores the works of Lu Xun, Ah Cheng, Yu Hua, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain, examining how all of them used irony to critically comment on dominant social discourses. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

188 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2002