"White, black, variegated ..." - Versions of irony

The theme of the volume, which ranges from Plato's Socratic dialogues to Johannes Vermeer's paintings to János Térey's Wagner transcription or even the performance titled BLACK COUNTRY by the Krétakör Theatre, is irony, which can also be called a kind of urban humor, and which is perhaps characteristic not only of the subject matter of the writings, but also of their manner. As the author writes about the hero of one of his essays: "It is not possible to read completely wildly, in a shadowless wilderness, living on wild honey and locusts, in a nomadic way. We will sooner or later stumble upon some shady, urban love of comfort - whether we like it or not, whether we want it or not."