Alexandre Leupin's 'Fiction et incarnation' Argues Literature Shaped by Incarnation

Alexandre Leupin, a professor of medieval literature and psychoanalysis, has published an essay titled 'Fiction et incarnation'. In it, he argues that literature has been largely shaped by the concept of Incarnation, which he describes as an epistemological rupture. Leupin traces this influence through classical rhetorical culture and extends his analysis to all literature, including modern and contemporary works. Along the way, he revisits longstanding questions about fiction: whether it is truly deceitful and whether literary discourse is mere pretense.