Irony as a Narrative Tool
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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2018.011Keywords
irony, narration, narrative analysis, Book of Jonah, satire, sarcasmAbstract
The aim of the article is fourfold. Firstly, it aims to indicate the necessary conditions to talk about the irony in narration. Secondly, it tries to classify different types of irony. Thirdly, it discusses the right way of interpretation of the irony in narration. Fourthly, it verifies the function of the irony in biblical narrations.References
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