Narrative Asides in Luke-Acts
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Jan 29, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781474231442
Description: "An examination of the literary device of narrative asides, including parenthetical remarks addressed directly to the reader which interrupt the logical progression of the story and establish a relationship between the narrator and the narratee. Narrative asides in Luke-Acts are located, categorized according to their function, and examined within their literary context. With this discussion in mind, the book offers a narrative-critical exploration of the relationship of asides to the plot, narrator, and audience of Luke-Acts."--Bloomsbury Publishing

An examination of the literary device of narrative asides, including parenthetical remarks addressed directly to the reader which interrupt the logical progression of the story and establish a relationship between the narrator and the narratee. Narrative asides in Luke-Acts are located, categorized according to their function, and examined within their literary context. With this discussion in mind, the book offers a narrative-critical exploration of the relationship of asides to the plot, narrator, and audience of Luke-Acts
Notes: Source title: Narrative Asides in Luke-Acts (The Library of New Testament Studies)