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.



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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