Animal characters
Subtitle: nonhuman beings in early modern literature
By: Bruce Thomas Boehrer.
Series: Haney Foundation series
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780812242492
Subjects: Animals in literature; Characters and characteristics in literature; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism; Symbolism in literature; Animals, Mythical, in literature; Animals in art
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: animal studies and the problem of character; title: Baiardo's legacy; title: The cardinal's parrot; title: Ecce feles; title: The people's peacock; title: "Vulgar sheepe"; title: Conclusion: O blazing world.