Can a paradox be a way of encapsulating a central conflict?

A logical paradox is a statement that may seem logical at first but ultimately turns out to be impossible, while a literary paradox is a statement or situation ... Literary Paradox in Depth. The special ability of the figure of speech called paradox—which is to simultaneously seem self-contradictory and yet also reveal ... A paradox is a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense. the Bible is the greatest literary paradox known to man ... Why is the Bible the greatest literary paradox? Because it has the greatest author—God himself ... New! “Sissy! The Effeminate Paradox in Postwar US Literature and Culture” ... Sissy! The Effeminate Paradox in Postwar US Literature and Culture expands on recent ... Mar 28, 2019 ... A series of conversations on the state of Catalan literature. In this edition, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to translator Mary Ann ... In literary analysis, “paradox” can sometimes have a looser meaning: a person or situation that contains contradictions. For example, a character who is both ... Ever since Sinn (2008) first coined the term green paradox, a broad debate has emerged in the climate economics literature concerning the validity of the ... In literature, a paradox is a statement, pair of statements, or even the exploration of an idea that seems contradictory upon first glance. This idea will force ... Sep 26, 2021 ... Recent counterintuitive findings of decreased serum erythropoietin levels in severe COVID-19 not only support a relative deficiency of ...