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  • 1 - Irony and Thought: The State of the Art

  • from Part I - Introduction
  • Edited by Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr, Herbert L. Colston, University of Alberta
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Irony and Thought
    Published online:
    20 December 2023
    Print publication:
    07 December 2023, pp 3-14

  • Summary

    This chapter describes the main themes of the volume, including “the scope of irony” (the diverse ways that irony is manifested in human experience), “irony’s impact” (e.g., the complex ways irony affects both personal and social life), “irony in linguistic communication,” “irony, affect, and related figures,” and “irony in expressive, multimodal contexts.” Taking a close look at chapters from different sections of the volume illustrates some of the incredibly diverse ways of studying, and writing, about irony in human life. We urge readers to pay close attention to the examples discussed, methods employed by different scholars, the way their arguments unfold, and their larger aims to address the ways irony and thought are closely intertwined. And we should remain open to being “shaken up” by what is read for the wide world of irony scholarship can disrupt our preconceived notions about the meaning and functions of irony exactly in the ways that irony itself can “piece illusions” about how we see ourselves, each other, and the world around us.