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

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

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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Main Author: Paynter, Helen.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 142.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303812.

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Bible. > Kings > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Kings.
Wit and humor in the Bible.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: BS1335.6.W58 P39 2016

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