VALENZE SEMANTICO-SIMBOLICHE DELL’IRONIA NEL ROMANZO „COMPITO PER DOMANI” (TEMĂ PENTRU ACASĂ) DI NICOLAE DABIJA
SEMANTIC AND SYMBOLIC VALUES OF IRONY IN THE NOVEL "TASK FOR TOMORROW" (TEMĂ PENTRU ACASĂ) BY NICOLAE DABIJA

Summary/Abstract: Irony, one of the most significant artistic tools, is used to highlight the controversial difference between reality, often cruel and absurd, and the desired world, which is an image of our expectations, cultural models and ideal relationships. In Nicolae Dabija's novel “Homework”, irony takes on different forms and meanings. It portrays a senseless and overwhelming conflictual drama between an individual and their story, between normality and total madness. This is found in the way the characters are developed, in the intonation patterns of the narrative voice, but also in the various structures of the poetic language. Irony is even insinuated through the fascinating and engaging dialogue between the text and the reader, helping the latter to overcome, in an almost purifying way, the deep pain caused by the fate of the characters. Furthermore, irony is compared to a golden thread that mixes the narration of the story with a deep poetic lyricism, creating a formula of unmistakable originality.

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