TY - BOOK
T1 - A king and a fool?
T2 - The succession narrative as a satire
AU - Miller, Virginia
N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - 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 pejoratively critical irony. By her account, King David is the object of ironic attack, and therefore, an object of condemnation. Given that the primary purpose of satire is reform, Miller claims that the purpose of the Succession Narrative is a call for reform in the leadership of Israel.
AB - 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 pejoratively critical irony. By her account, King David is the object of ironic attack, and therefore, an object of condemnation. Given that the primary purpose of satire is reform, Miller claims that the purpose of the Succession Narrative is a call for reform in the leadership of Israel.
UR - https://brill.com/view/title/54881?lang=en
U2 - 10.1163/9789004411722
DO - 10.1163/9789004411722
M3 - Book
SN - 9789004411715
T3 - Biblical interpretation series
BT - A king and a fool?
PB - Brill
CY - Leiden, The Netherlands
ER -