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... speech is generally ironic , of course . But it is also directly ironic ( that is , critical ) in the dramatic situation , for standing by and listening to the speech are Laverdure , the fanatic of fashion , and his admirer , Simplicius ...
... speech is generally ironic , of course . But it is also directly ironic ( that is , critical ) in the dramatic situation , for standing by and listening to the speech are Laverdure , the fanatic of fashion , and his admirer , Simplicius ...
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... speech and event . Even This variation from the usual kind of simple verbal irony demonstrates an important general fact about drama : that words and actions , while necessarily conceived separately , are inextricably and productively ...
... speech and event . Even This variation from the usual kind of simple verbal irony demonstrates an important general fact about drama : that words and actions , while necessarily conceived separately , are inextricably and productively ...
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... speech and action.20 Thus , to begin with , when an ironist utters an ironic speech to a victim , he is performing an action against him . It is an ironic action ( as well as an ironic speech ) in that it is an occurrence the real ...
... speech and action.20 Thus , to begin with , when an ironist utters an ironic speech to a victim , he is performing an action against him . It is an ironic action ( as well as an ironic speech ) in that it is an occurrence the real ...
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