| Poetics of the Incarnation: Middle English Writing and the Leap of Love Poetics of the Incarnation examines fourteenth-century writers whose poetry and narrative explore the intellectual implications of the hypostatic union. The Incarnation inspired a working-through of the philosophical and theological implications of language while Middle English was emerging as a legitimate medium for theological expression. Cristina Maria Cervone teaches English literature and medieval studies at the University of Memphis. |