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Parables as metaphors and examples

Quarterly Journal of Speech · 1985 · 31 citations · 17 references

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HumanitiesReligionReligious StudiesDiscourse AnalysisNarratologyRhetoricFigurative LanguagePoeticsRhetoric Of ReligionRhetorical CriticismMetaphor In RhetoricParable InterpretationRhetorical NarrativesRhetorical Performativity

Abstract

This essay surveys previous research on the rhetorical nature of parables and presents a revised view of their functions as metaphors and examples. It then considers the implications of this analysis for the study of narrative in religious and secular discourse.

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