A king and a fool? the succession narrative as a satire

"In A King and a Fool? The Succession Narrative as a Satire Virginia Miller applies a new version of Douglas Muecke’s taxonomy of irony to the Succession Narrative. She argues that the narrative in 2 Samuel and 1 Kings has the essential feature of satire, namely, a pervasive sense of pejorative...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Miller, Virginia, (Research Fellow), author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill 2019
©2019 [2019]
Colección:Biblical Interpretation Series; volume 179.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434036306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • PART 1: Historical Context and Methodology
  • Chapter 1: The Genre Debate and Satire
  • Chapter 2: Methodology and Irony
  • PART 2: Evidence
  • Chapter 3: David’s Sins and Punishments
  • Chapter 4: Amnon’s Sin and Absalom’s Revenge
  • Chapter 5: The Deception of the Wise Woman of Tekoa
  • Chapter 6: Absalom’s Revolt
  • Chapter 7: The Kingdom is Restored to David
  • Chapter 8: Solomon Rises to the Throne
  • Chapter 9: The Non-essential Elements of Satire
  • PART 3: Conclusions
  • Chapter 10: The Genre Debate: 100 Years of the Succession Narrative
  • Chapter 11: Findings
  • Chapter 12: Conclusion.