A Case for Irony.

Contents -- Preface -- Part One: The Lectures -- 1. To Become Human Does Not Come That Easily -- 2. Ironic Soul -- Part Two: Commentary -- 3. Self-Constitution and Irony -- 4. Irony, Reflection, and Psychic Unity -- 5. Psychoanalysis and the Limits of Reflection -- 6. The Immanence of Irony and the Efficacy of Fantasy -- 7. Thoughts about Irony and Identity -- 8. Flight from Irony -- 9. On the Observing Ego and the Experiencing Ego -- 10. Observing Ego and Social Voice -- Notes -- Commentators -- Index.