A History of the Lie of Innocence in Literature
Tracing history of the “lie of innocence” as represented in literary texts from the late 18th century until today, Le Cudennec explores the relationship between fathers and sons, arguing that the shedding of paternal ties represents the possibility of an “innocence of becoming”.
Vanishing Voices
This first study bringing together Hopkins, Eliot, and Thomas explores silence in their poetry. Situated at the crossroads of poetics, philosophy, and theology, it shows how the poets sought a new language to talk about the Ineffable God and one’s experience of the divine.