Animal Skins and the Reading Self in Medieval Latin and French Bestiaries

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Just like we do today, people in medieval times struggled with the concept of human exceptionalism and the significance of other creatures. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the medieval bestiary. Sarah Kay's exploration of French and Latin bestiaries offers fresh insight into how this prominent genre challenged the boundary between its human readers and other animals.

Bestiaries present accounts of animals whose fantastic behaviors should...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:022643673X

ISBN13:9780226436739

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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