The Mysterious Parable

by Madeleine Boucher

This monograph studies the parable as a literary construct. It addresses the question why the ancients understood parables as mysterious speech. The study disputes the binary opposition of (clear) parables and (obscure) allegories. Defining allegory as an extended metaphor in narratory form, it argues that many parables are allegories. The parable is defined as narrative in form; tropical in mode of meaning; religious or ethical in genre; and rhetorical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666780022
• ISBN13: 9781666780024
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"