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1. Chaucerian Irony in the Verse Epistles "Wordes Unto Adam,' 'Lenvoy a Scogan,' and 'Lenvoy a Bukton'

Author

Chance, Jane

Subjects
*EPISTOLARY poetry, *IRONY in literature
Abstract

The article offers criticism on several verse epistles by Geoffrey Chaucer, including "Wordes Unto Adam," "Lenvoy a Scogan," and "Lenvoy a Bukton." The author looks at themes of irony, redemption, and love in the short poems. The article also discusses the depiction of marriage and courtly love in the poems.

Published
1985

2. Irony, Poetry, and Swift: Entrapment in 'On Poetry: A Rapsody'

Author

Mell Jr., Donald C.

Subjects
*IRONY in literature, *VERSE satire
Abstract

The article offers criticism on the poem "On Poetry: A Rapsody" by Anglo-Irish satirist and author Jonathan Swift. The author looks at various elements that appear in the poem, including literary entrapment and satiric irony. The article also discusses the details on the conflict between the art of poetry and the vocation of poetry.

Published
1982

3. Moral Irony in The Ruin.

Author

Talentino, Arnold V.

Subjects
*OLD English poetry, *IRONY in literature, *ETHICS in literature, *ELEGIAC poetry
Abstract

The article discusses the anonymous Old English elegy "The Ruin," with particular focus given to its treatment of morality and irony. The poem's Christian perspective is commented on, and the observation that the author views the poem's subject with interest but without emotion, unusually for an elegy, is also offered.

Published
1978