The Late Medieval Origins of the Modern Novel [electronic resource] / by Rachel A. Kent.

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Kent, Rachel A [author.]

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Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: 272 p. online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781137522917

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809.02 23

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PN661-PN694

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In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.