What is the role of paradox in stimulating critical thinking and interpretation?

PARADOX: A statement that seems contradictory, but actually proves to be true or well-founded. This quote from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass is ... This book focuses on Abbey's aesthetic and philosophy of paradox as they are reflected in his writings, and explores his literary technique. Paradox is essentially a statement that is both true and untrue at the same time. A paradox has the characteristic of appearing to be believable but upon ... May 20, 2020 ... In literature, contradictions take on different forms, and they often show up as examples of the literary devices below: Paradox; Oxymoron ... Aug 11, 2023 ... This study aims to further our understanding of the resilience literature through a systematic review of 25 articles from selected databases of EBSCO host, ... Feb 18, 2022 ... How do you separate paradoxes and oxymorons? Oxymoron's basically just a literary thing? Sweet sorrow, dark day & etc. Based on a literature review for the search term 'privacy paradox', we tried to identify all factors that significantly predict privacy attitude and privacy ... Jun 18, 2024 ... These days, southern literature seems stuck in a perpetual non-place. The last of the South's literary giants—William Faulkner, Flannery O' ... Oct 20, 2023 ... ... literature to face it head-on. The first section offers a brief account of how this paradox arose from the political and intellectual matrix ... Prescott, CE, & Giorgio, GA (2005). Vampiric affinities: Mina Harker and the paradox of femininity in Bram Stoker's Dracula. Victorian Literature and Culture, ...