TY - GEN T1 - A Hint of the Eucharist: Desecration, Morality, and Faith in “The Hint of an Explanation” T2 - A Hint of the Eucharist AU - McCormack, Frances AB - Infused as it is with spiritual and moral tensions, Graham Greene’s writing resonates heavily with medieval religious literature. His narratives are defined by complex dilemmas, by characters whose psyches are battlegrounds (often between their own divided loyalties) and by the looming threat of damnation and the notable absence of God. This influence of medieval writing seems nowhere more obvious than in “The Hint of an Explanation,” a 1948 short story where the motif of the soul as battleground is vividly drawn and where faith is deepened through moral crisis. Greene takes as a source for this text Host desecration myths in order to create a type of moral fable that rejects the stark contours typical of the genre. Here, he complicates interpretation to explore the nature of faith, morality, and redemption. KW - morality play KW - theology KW - Host Desecration KW - Eucharist KW - Croxton KW - English literature KW - religion KW - literature KW - Play of the Sacrament KW - Graham Greene PY - 2022 PB - unav JO - Graham Greene Studies IS - 1 VL - 2 ER -