O'Riordan, Nicole
(2022)
Carnival Clown, Royal Rejuvenator, and Cosmic Terror: The Characterisation of Saul, David,
and God through the Bakhtinian Lens of the Carnival in Select Chapters of 1 and 2 Samuel.
PhD thesis, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.
Abstract
This study investigates the characterisation of Saul, David, and God within certain passages
of 1 and 2 Samuel (1 Sam 9:1-10:16; 10:17-27; 11:1-15; 19:18-24; 24:1-8; 2 Sam 6). While
this topic is not new, the Bakhtinian approach will provide a new angle to interpret the
material. The premise of this dissertation will be the application of Mikhail Bakhtin’s
notion of carnival to these passages from the Books of Samuel. This notion of carnival has
had limited discussion in relation to the Books of Samuel. Mikhail Bakhtin will therefore
form the foundation of the methodology being used – employing especially the text which
that outlines this carnivalesque approach, Rabelais and His World. The overall
methodological background of this thesis will be a narrative critical one, with a specific
emphasis on the carnival as a theme or perspective through which the text will be analysed.
In terms of particular characters in the Books of Samuel that will be discussed, Saul will
form the nucleus of interest alongside the characters of God and David, who will be
discussed in light of this carnival method. In a Bakhtinian reading, Saul can be viewed as
the clown, God as the cosmic terror and David as the fulfilment of the carnival parade.
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Thesis
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| Keywords: |
Carnival Clown; Royal Rejuvenator; Cosmic Terror; Saul, David;
God; Bakhtinian Lens; Carnival; Chapters of 1 and 2 Samuel; |
| Academic Unit: |
St Patrick's College, Maynooth > Faculty of Theology |
| Item ID: |
16771 |
| Depositing User: |
IR eTheses
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| Date Deposited: |
08 Dec 2022 12:10 |
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