JUST ASKING

A (Sometimes) Serious Look at Irony

By THOMAS BARTLETT

Irony is notoriously difficult to define. It's even harder to discuss. Attempting to write an entire book about it — well, that's just asking for trouble.

But trouble is R. Jay Magill Jr.'s middle name. Or maybe it's Jay. Regardless, the writer, illustrator, and former teaching fellow at Harvard University...

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