Reduced laughter : : seriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings /

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

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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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Paynter, Helen,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.
©2016
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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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Some Unanswered Questions in the Book of Kings
  • 3 Seriocomic Readings and the Mise-en-abyme: Useful Heuristics for Biblical Criticism?
  • 4 An Investigation into the Seriocomic Elements at the Heart of Kings
  • 5 Anti-prophetic Rhetoric
  • 6 The Command-Prophecy Formula
  • 7 Satire against Kings and Nations
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: The χ-squared Test Applied to Rendsburg’s Findings of Variant Linguistic Features in the Northern Narratives of Kings
  • Appendix 2: Seriocomic Events of the Central Part of Kings, Itemised by Chapter
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Authorities
  • Index of Biblical References
  • Index of Subjects.

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