Irony revisited

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This collection explores various dimensions of irony across literary texts and contexts. M. Fludernik examines language interfaces with a focus on irony, while W. Wolf discusses 'Schutzironie' as a strategy for navigating problematic discourses. V. and A. Nünning analyze dramatic irony as a structural principle in unreliable narration and focalization. H. P. Dannenberg delves into coincidences in narrative fiction, and M. Pincombe investigates the concept of irony in George Puttenham’s work. H. F. Plett focuses on the rhetoric of irony in Shakespeare’s comedies, complemented by N. Greiner’s study of scenic irony in Shakespeare’s histories. M. Gibińska reflects on the role of the chorus in "Henry V," while M. Brunkhorst addresses Hamlet's affliction and the struggle for understanding. S. Kohl discusses time compression and ambiguity in Jonson and Dryden's works. H. Klein explores narratorial irony in Fielding and Austen, and P. Erlebach examines irony in Thackeray's "Vanity Fair." H.-J. Müllenbrock highlights varieties of irony in J. G. Farrell's trilogy, while U. Broich looks at deception in John le Carré’s spy novels. Other contributions include analyses of irony in works by Kureishi, Larkin, Twain, and Ford, as well as postmodern irony in contemporary American theater, exemplified by Sam Shepard.