The Boundaries of the Human in Medieval English Literature

ISBN-13: 9780198186748 / Twarda / 2000 / 272 str.

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Opis

This book explores a wide variety of medieval writings (by Chaucer, Gower, the Gawain-poet, and Henryson, among others) to answer the question, In what way did medieval people think about animals? It ranges from birds and foxes, to the Bestiary, heraldry, and hunting, to the enigmatic figure of the Wild Man.

Recenzje

Yamamoto's review of the various topics is thorough, drawing on an encyclopedic range of secondary sources ... The book accomplishes its intent to bring together topics not often juxtaposed.

O autorze

Dorothy Yamamoto is a freelance writer and editor