Philology of the Flesh

As the Christian doctrine of Incarnation asserts, "the Word became Flesh." Yet, while this metaphor is grounded in Christian tradition, its varied functions far exceed any purely theological import. It speaks to the nature of God just as much as to the nature of language. In Philology of the Flesh , John T. Hamilton explores writing and reading practices that engage this notion in a range of poetic enterprises and theoretical reflections.