Perspectives of Irony on Medieval French Literature

Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. TOWARD A DEFINITION OF IRONY -- II. IRONY OF WORDS -- III. EPISODIC IRONY -- IV. WORKS WHOLLY IRONIC BY ONE AUTHOR -- V. THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I: DEFINITIONS OF RHETORICAL IRONY -- APPENDIX II: WORKS ON ALLEGORY -- APPENDIX III: MEDIEVAL GARDENS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Backmatter