Late medieval origins of the modern novel, the
Auteur :
Kent, Rachel A.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137541338
Date de publication :
5 oct. 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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 'Pietà s' to Thomas Hardy to contemporary literary theory.