An Introduction to the Narrative Techniques in the Book of Job

摘要

The Book of Job, as one of the most outstanding works of the wisdom literature in the Bible, has also aroused a large number of critics’at ention with its distinctive narrative techniques. Through close-reading and criticisim review, the author of this thesis finds that the unique narrative techniques of the Book of Job are manifested in the fol owing three aspects:unique and subtle characterization of the characters, ingenious use of focalization and the skil ful arrangement of plot stages under the U-shaped narrative pattern.