tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190883684873471320.post7154009370997344386..comments2021-01-29T09:29:01.073-08:00Comments on The Middletown Blog: Humour and Detachment (Rush)Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15871145015067989477noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190883684873471320.post-40170445848879616192011-03-02T10:56:06.984-08:002011-03-02T10:56:06.984-08:00I'm answering this way too late, but I just re...I'm answering this way too late, but I just revisited the question of irony vs. sarcasm. Generally, Webster's and OED definitions of irony are more or less in agreement with how I used it (using words in an opposite or deliberately wrong way).<br /><br />From www.differencebetween.net, the relation between sarcasm and irony is summarized thus: "when it comes to the difference between irony and sarcasm, sarcasm is actually a subdivision or part of irony in a way, but it is used more specifically to hurt and embarrass the person personally."<br /><br />The idea of "ironic distance" is part of what I was trying to get across in this post, and I thought a lot of Rush's humour was aimed at distancing themselves from the "serious band" image they have had for so long.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871145015067989477noreply@blogger.com