Divine Irony
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Published: May 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781575910321
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Bible Commentary; Religion; Philosophy; Movements - Humanism; Biblical Studies - General; Bible; Bible.; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Epistles of Paul; Irony; Irony in the Bible; N.T; N.T.
Description: "This study argues that irony arises when an author or speaker assumes the divine perspective on human events, viewing them from the point of view enjoyed by the gods. The literary-critical evaluation of irony since the mid-twentieth century has concentrated on the attempt to "stabilize" irony and thereby restrict ironic interpretations of literary works. This attempt is part of a larger argument in literary studies over who controls the meaning of a literary work, the author or the reader/critic.

Ultimately, irony appears to be a term with no definitive meaning, the product of a critical enterprise that over time identified particular literary devices and perspectives a irony."--BOOK JACKET.