Metafiction and Verbal Irony in El món d’Horaci by Vicenç Pagès Jordà

Authors

  • Moisés Llopis i Alarcon Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Abstract

This paper analyses the different types of irony present in El món d’Horaci (2016 [1995]), Vicenç Pagès Jordà’s first novel. These include meta-fictional reflections by narrators and characters and verbal ironies. The analysis shows the diversity of ironies present in El món d’Horaci, the basis of the reflection and the exploration of irony in the subsequent production of the author.

Keywords:

verbal irony, metafiction, catalan literature, Vicenç Pagès Jordà, El món d'Horaci