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Local incoherence, global coherence? Allusion and the readability of ancient Israelite literature
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dc.contributor.author | Lyons, Michael A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-03T10:30:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-03T10:30:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-05-30 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lyons , M A 2021 , ' Local incoherence, global coherence? Allusion and the readability of ancient Israelite literature ' , Old Testament Essays , vol. 34 , no. 1 , pp. 141-164 . https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a9 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2312-3621 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 273736625 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 702c66de-b9b5-49ce-a846-fd2ebeac26bd | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-2940-3965/work/95042144 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/23302 | |
dc.description.abstract | Does a lack of coherence always render a text “unreadable” or “unintelligible”? In this essay, I explore the relationships between three of De Beaugrande and Dressler’s standards of textuality: cohesion, coherence, and intertextuality (considered more narrowly here in the form of allusion). I consider examples of textual allusion that readers have considered surprising, incongruous, or incoherent. I conclude that in some cases, there is reason to believe ancient Israelite writers employed allusion in such a way as to create incongruity and incoherence at local text-segment levels while creating a coherent argument at larger text-segment levels. In these cases, at least, the text is still “readable.” | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Old Testament Essays | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2021 The Author. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. | en |
dc.subject | Allusions | en |
dc.subject | Cohesion | en |
dc.subject | Coherence | en |
dc.subject | BL Religion | en |
dc.subject | P Language and Literature | en |
dc.subject | T-NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | BL | en |
dc.subject.lcc | P | en |
dc.title | Local incoherence, global coherence? Allusion and the readability of ancient Israelite literature | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Divinity | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n1a9 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/419 | en |
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