Reduced laughter : seriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings / by Helen Paynter.
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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