A King and a Fool?: The Succession Narrative as a Satire

by Virginia Miller

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004411712
• ISBN13: 9789004411715
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.5"