Late Medieval Origins of the Modern Novel
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Dramatically refreshing the age-old debate about the novel''s origins and purpose, Kent traces the origin of the modern novel to a late medieval fascination with the wounded, and often eroticized, body of Christ. A wide range of texts help to illustrate this discovery, ranging from medieval ''Pietàs'' to Thomas Hardy to contemporary literary theory.
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Dramatically refreshing the age-old debate about the novel''s origins and purpose, Kent traces the origin of the modern novel to a late medieval fascination with the wounded, and often eroticized, body of Christ. A wide range of texts help to illustrate this discovery, ranging from medieval ''Pietàs'' to Thomas Hardy to contemporary literary theory.
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