Animal Characters : Nonhuman Beings in Early Modern Literature.
Title:
Animal Characters : Nonhuman Beings in Early Modern Literature.
Author:
Boehrer, Bruce Thomas.
ISBN:
9780812201369
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (245 pages)
Series:
Haney Foundation Series
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: Animal Studies and the Problem of Character -- Chapter 1. Baiardo's Legacy -- Chapter 2. The Cardinal's Parrot -- Chapter 3. Ecce Feles -- Chapter 4. The People's Peacock -- Chapter 5. "Vulgar Sheepe" -- Conclusion: O Blazing World -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Animal Characters follows five species through the literature of early modern Europe. The horse, the parrot, the cat, the turkey, and the sheep all undergo a dramatic change in character as European writers begin to develop a new interest in-and understanding of-human character in its relation to literature.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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