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OverviewJonathan Ullyot's The Medieval Presence in Modernist Literature rethinks the influence that early medieval studies and Grail narratives had on modernist literature. Through examining several canonical works, from Henry James' The Golden Bowl to Samuel Beckett's Molloy, Ullyot argues that these texts serve as a continuation of the Grail legend inspired by medieval scholarship of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Rather than adapt the story of the Grail, modernist writers intentionally failed to make the Grail myth cohere, thus critiquing the way a literary work establishes its authority by alluding to previous traditions. While the quest to fail is a modernist ethic often misconceived as a pessimistic response to the collapse of traditional humanism, the modernist writings of Eliot, Kafka, and Céline posit that the possibility of redemption presents itself only when hope has finally been abandoned. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan Ullyot (University of Chicago)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9781107131484ISBN 10: 1107131480 Pages: 275 Publication Date: 24 November 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. The Golden Bowl and the Holy Grail; 2. Jessie Weston and the mythical method of The Waste Land; 3. Kafka's Grail castle; 4. Céline's knight of the apocalypse; 5. Molloy or Le Conte du Graal.ReviewsAuthor InformationJonathan Ullyot is a Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Chicago. His articles have appeared in such journals as Modern Philology, Comparative Literature, and German Quarterly. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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