Title Irony's antics : Walser, Kafka, Roth and the German comic tradition / Erica Weitzman

Published Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction : the comic ethos -- Senses of humor : the origins of comic irony -- The playgrounds of literature : Robert Walser -- Slap happy : comic Kafka -- Bearing wit to history : Joseph Roth -- Conclusion : last laughs Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Roth, Joseph, 1894-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation Walser, Robert, 1878-1956 -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 fast Roth, Joseph, 1894-1939 fast Walser, Robert, 1878-1956 fast Subject Comic, The, in literature. Irony in literature. German literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. Comic, The, in literature German literature Irony in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780810167711 0810167719

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