Irony's antics : Walser, Kafka, Roth and the German comic tradition /
Weitzman, Erica,
Irony's antics : Walser, Kafka, Roth and the German comic tradition / Erica Weitzman. - Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780810167711
Roth, Joseph, 1894-1939 --Criticism and interpretation.
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 --Criticism and interpretation.
Walser, Robert, 1878-1956 --Criticism and interpretation.
Comic, The, in literature.
Irony in literature.
German literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Electronic Books.
PT405 / .I766 2014
Irony's antics : Walser, Kafka, Roth and the German comic tradition / Erica Weitzman. - Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780810167711
Roth, Joseph, 1894-1939 --Criticism and interpretation.
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 --Criticism and interpretation.
Walser, Robert, 1878-1956 --Criticism and interpretation.
Comic, The, in literature.
Irony in literature.
German literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Electronic Books.
PT405 / .I766 2014