Jonah and Qohelet: Satire versus irony
The literary phenomena irony and satire are often confused and consequently a number of scholars are of the opinion that irony is found in both Jonah and Qohelet. However, a thorough study of satire and irony indicates that Jonah should rather be classified as a satire and Qohelet as containing iron...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1996
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 1996, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 495-511 |
| Further subjects: | B
Book of Ecclesiastes
B Philosophical work B Book of Jonah B Qohelet B Correction of human behaviour B Satire versus irony |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The literary phenomena irony and satire are often confused and consequently a number of scholars are of the opinion that irony is found in both Jonah and Qohelet. However, a thorough study of satire and irony indicates that Jonah should rather be classified as a satire and Qohelet as containing irony. Satire is directed toward the correction of human behaviour and/or human institutions, whereas the use of irony does not imply change of the status quo. Irony endorses the abundance of insoluble contradictions of life. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_682 |
