The boundaries of the human in medieval English literature
Yamamoto, DorothyAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2000.
Animals and wild men are everywhere in medieval culture, but their role in illuminating medieval constructions of humanity has rarely been explored. Dorothy Yamamoto examines medieval thinking on animals based upon a wide range of writings.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Animals and wild men are everywhere in medieval culture, but their role in illuminating medieval constructions of humanity has rarely been explored. Dorothy Yamamoto examines medieval thinking on animals based upon a wide range of writings.
Description based on print version record.
Note on references, translations, and abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The bestiary: establishing ground rules -- 2. Birds: the ornament of the air -- 3. The fox: laying bare deceit -- 4. The heraldic image -- 5. Bodies in the hunt -- 6. A reading of The knight's tale -- 7. The wild man 1: Figuring identity -- 8. The wild man 2: the uncourtly other -- 9. Women and the wild -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
English literature
Human-animal relationships in literature
Bestiaries
Metamorphosis in literature
Human beings in literature
Human body in literature
Wild men in literature
Animals in literature
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature