In the Skin of a Beast: Sovereignty and Animality in Medieval France

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In medieval literature, when humans and animals meet--whether as friends or foes--issues of mastery and submission are often at stake. In the Skin of a Beast shows how the concept of sovereignty comes to the fore in such narratives, reflecting larger concerns about relations of authority and dominion at play in both human-animal and human-human interactions.

Peggy McCracken discusses a range of literary texts and images from medieval...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:022645892X

ISBN13:9780226458922

Release Date:May 2017

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy

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In the Skin of a Beast: Sovereignty and Animality in Medieval France

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