Irony in the Matthean Passion Narrative
Publisher: 1517 Media
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781451470338
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t.
Description: Irony (as used here) is a rhetorical and literary device for revealing "what is hidden behind what is seen." It thus offers the reader a superior understanding by means of the distinction between reality and its shadow. The book provides a history of different definitions of irony, from Aristophanes to Booth; discusses the constitutive formal elements of irony and the functions of irony; then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion Narrative that require the reader to recognize a deeper truth beneath the surface of the narrative.