The Late Medieval Origins of the Modern Novel
| By: | Rachel A. Kent |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781137541338 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137522917 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2015 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.