Irony in the Matthean Passion Narrative

Download or read book Irony in the Matthean Passion Narrative written by InHee C. Berg and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irony (as used here) is a rhetorical and literary device for revealing “what is hidden behind what is seen.” It thus offers the reader a superior understanding by means of the distinction between reality and its shadow. The 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; then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion Narrative that require the reader to recognize a deeper truth beneath the surface of the narrative.