The author analyses the various conversations that occur between
the characters in the Jonah narrative and the 'conversation' that
occurs between the text and its readers. The study opens with an
introduction to the field of conversation analysis, with a focus on
one feature of conversation analysis-that a fundamental structure
in the organization of language is adjacency pairs (for example,
question/answer and invitation/refusal). Person notes how complex
the adjacency pairs in the Jonah narrative are, and shows how they
contribute to the narrative elements of plot, characterization,
atmosphere and tone. He then refines reader-response theory
(especially that of Wolfgang Iser) and provides a reader-response
commentary on the book. The study ends with an analysis of the
history of the interpretation of the book of Jonah, demonstrating
how the structures of adjacency pairs in the narrative have been
successfully and unsuccessfully interpreted.>
General
Imprint: |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Release date: |
November 2009 |
First published: |
August 2009 |
Authors: |
Raymond F. Person Jr
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
204 |
Edition: |
NIPPOD |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-42593-5 |
Languages: |
English
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Subtitles: |
English
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Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-567-42593-2 |
Barcode: |
9780567425935 |
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