In this study on Barbara Pym's novels, the focus is first on the two basic ironies in love-marriage relations: irony of dilemma in which marriage is seen is as the end of romantic love; and irony of situation in which excellent but plain-looking women are deprived of the chance to express their basic need for love.
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In this study on Barbara Pym's novels, the focus is first on the two basic ironies in love-marriage relations: irony of dilemma in which marriage is seen is as the end of romantic love; and irony of situation in which excellent but plain-looking women are deprived of the chance to express their basic need for love.
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