LEADER 03422nam 2200601 450 001 9910798374703321 005 20230808193319.0 010 $a9789004322363$belectronic book 010 $a90-04-32236-1 010 $z90-04-32234-5 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004322363 035 $a(CKB)3710000000709227 035 $a(EBL)4547308 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001678121 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16487437 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001678121 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14980806 035 $a(PQKB)11091274 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16431128 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14981083 035 $a(PQKB)23765930 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4547308 035 $a(OCoLC)948671116 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004322363 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000709227 100 $a20160711h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReduced laughter $eseriocomic features and their functions in the Book of Kings /$fby Helen Paynter 210 1$aLeiden, Netherlands ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cBrill,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (256 pages) 225 1 $aBiblical Interpretation Series,$x0928-0731 ;$vVolume 142 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aOnline version: Paynter, Helen, author. Reduced laughter Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016 9789004322363 (DLC) 2016020775 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Some Unanswered Questions in the Book of Kings -- 3 Seriocomic Readings and the Mise-en-abyme: Useful Heuristics for Biblical Criticism? -- 4 An Investigation into the Seriocomic Elements at the Heart of Kings -- 5 Anti-prophetic Rhetoric -- 6 The Command-Prophecy Formula -- 7 Satire against Kings and Nations -- 8 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: The ?-squared Test Applied to Rendsburg?s Findings of Variant Linguistic Features in the Northern Narratives of Kings -- Appendix 2: Seriocomic Events of the Central Part of Kings, Itemised by Chapter -- Bibliography -- Index of Authorities -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Subjects. 330 $aIn this book Helen Paynter offers a radical re-evalution of the central section of Kings. Reading with attention to the literary devices of carnivalization and mirroring, she demonstrates that it contains a florid satire on kings, prophets and nations. Building on the work of humorists, literary critics and biblical scholars, the author constructs diagnostic criteria for carnivalization (seriocomedy), and identifies an abundance of these features within the Elijah/Elisha and Aram narratives, showing how literary mirroring further enhances their satirical effect. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars concerned with the Hebrew Bible as literature but will be valued by those who favour more historical approaches for its insights into the Hebrew text. 410 0$aBiblical interpretation series ;$vVolume 142. 606 $aWit and humor in the Bible 615 0$aWit and humor in the Bible. 676 $a222/.506 700 $aPaynter$b Helen$01560951 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798374703321 996 $aReduced laughter$93827296 997 $aUNINA