Imagining Jesus Christ in Middle English Literature, 1275-1475: Royal Traitor, Heroic Lamb

by Theresa Tinkle

This book interprets Jesus Christ as a complicated, disunified literary character in Middle English literature, where he appears variously as king, traitor, victorious conqueror, sacrificial lamb, heroic knight, lover, and spouse--often as several contradictory figures in a single work. These tropes derive from Scripture, doctrines about Christ's two natures, and theories of redemption. This book examines the full range of representations in Southern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031650751
• ISBN13: 9783031650758
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"