Reduced laughter : : seriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings / / by Helen Paynter.

In this book Helen Paynter offers a radical re-evalution of the central section of Kings. Reading with attention to the literary devices of carnivalization and mirroring, she demonstrates that it contains a florid satire on kings, prophets and nations. Building on the work of humorists, literary cri...

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Superior document:Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume 142
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 142.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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