Irony In The Matthean Passion Narrative

Irony is a rhetorical and literary device for revealing what is hidden behind what is seen. This book provides a history of different definitions of irony, from Aristophanes to Booth; discusses the constitutive formal elements of irony and the functions of irony; and then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion Narrative.

• • Author: InHee C. Berg
• • Publisher: Fortress Press
• • Publication Date: May 01, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 192 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1451470339
• • ISBN-13: 9781451470338