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Animal characters : nonhuman beings in earlymodern literature

[NT 42944] Record Type:	[NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
[NT 47348] Title Information:	nonhuman beings in earlymodern literature
[NT 47261] Author:	BoehrerBruce Thomas,
[NT 47356] Secondary Intellectual Responsibility:	Project Muse
[NT 47351] Place of Publication:	Philadelphia
[NT 47263] Published:	University of Pennsylvania Press;
[NT 47352] Year of Publication:	c2010
[NT 47264] Description:	1 online resource (238 p.)ill. :
[NT 47298] Series:	Haney Foundation series
[NT 47266] Subject:	Animals in art -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Animals, Mythical, in literature -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Symbolism in literature -
[NT 47266] Subject:	European literature - History and criticism - Renaissance, 1450-1600 -
[NT 47266] Subject:	English literature - History and criticism - Early modern, 1500-1700 -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Characters and characteristics in literature -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Animals in literature -
[NT 51458] Online resource:	http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780812201369/
[NT 47265] Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-227) and index
[NT 51398] Summary:	"In Animal Characters Bruce Thomas Boehrer follows five species---the horse, the parrot, the cat, the turkey, and the sheep---through theirappearances in an eclectic mix of texts, from romancesand poetry to cookbooks and natural histories. He shows how dramatic changes in animalcharacter types between 1400 and 1700 relate to the emerging economy and culture of the European Renaissance. In early modern European culture, animals not only served humans as sources of labor, companionship, clothing, and food; these nonhuman creatures helped to form an understanding of personhood. Incorporating readings of Shakespeare's plays, Milton's Paradise Lost, Margaret Cavendish's Blazing World, andother works, Boehrer's series of animal character studies illuminates a fascinating period of change in interspecies relationships"--BOOK JACKET
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9780812201369electronic bk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9780812242492hbk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	0812242491hbk.
[NT 60779] Content Note:	Introduction: animal studies and the problem of character -- Baiardo's legacy -- The cardinal's parrot -- Ecce feles -- The people's peacock -- "Vulgar sheepe" -- Conclusion: O blazing world

Animal characters : nonhuman beings in earlymodern literature
Boehrer, Bruce Thomas

Animal characters : nonhuman beings in earlymodern literature / Bruce Thomas Boehrer - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2010. - 1 online resource (238 p.) ; ill.. - (Haney Foundation series).
Introduction: animal studies and the problem of character -- Baiardo's legacy -- The cardinal's parrot -- Ecce feles -- The people's peacock -- "Vulgar sheepe" -- Conclusion: O blazing world.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-227) and index.
ISBN 9780812201369ISBN 9780812242492ISBN 0812242491
Animals in artAnimals, Mythical, in literatureSymbolism in literatureEuropean literatureEnglish literatureCharacters and characteristics in literatureAnimals in literature -- History and criticism -- History and criticism -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- Early modern, 1500-1700

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