tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post1657217327744947936..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Four Types of Chiasmus in Deuteronomy and Jeremiah, with Implications for the Book of MormonJeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-75984259984869591072020-12-07T09:10:01.723-06:002020-12-07T09:10:01.723-06:00Maybe, Jeff, but it seems a bit of a stretch, and ...Maybe, Jeff, but it seems a bit of a stretch, and in any event I'm not sure what the significance would be since there's nothing particularly magical about chiasmus.<br /><br />For what it's worth, there's a kind of "chiasmus of the speaker" in <i>Frankenstein</i> (1818) that stems naturally from its structure as an epistolary novel:<br /><br />A. Robert Walton speaks to his sister Margaret Saville<br /><br /> B. Victor Frankenstein speaks to Walton<br /><br /> C. The monster speaks to Frankenstein<br /><br /> D. The cottagers speak to the monster<br /><br /> C.' The monster speaks to Frankenstein<br /><br /> B.' Frankenstein speaks to Walton<br /><br />A.' Walton speaks to Saville<br /><br />One could argue that there's one more layer of narration, in which Saville (as a stand-in for Shelley herself) is speaking to us as readers.<br /><br />Something similar happens in many other epistolary novels, as well as what we call "frame stories" (e.g., <i>Titanic</i>).<br /><br />-- OKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-79496260501617103072020-12-03T11:21:50.449-06:002020-12-03T11:21:50.449-06:00Fascinating exploration of a well-known chiasmus w...Fascinating exploration of a well-known chiasmus with a narrow view applied against it. I liked it and think you're on to something. Very nicely done!Seatimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351681932064167056noreply@blogger.com