Irony and Satire in the Plays of Max Frisch

The basis for my PhD thesis is the exploration of the presence of irony and satire and the way they are used and incorporated in the dramatic works of Max Frisch (1911 – 1991), a Swiss playwright and novelist. Although his plays and novels, together with the literary works of Friedrich Dürrenmatt, are probably the greatest contribution of Swiss literature to the world literary heritage of the 20th…