The Late Medieval Origins of the Modern Novel

by Rachel A. Kent

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 'Piet s' to Thomas Hardy to contemporary literary theory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137541334
• ISBN13: 9781137541338
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"