From Aesop to Reynard : beast literature in medieval Britain

From Aesop to Reynard beast literature in medieval Britain

What do stories about animals have to tell us about human beings? This book analyzes the shrewd perceptions about human life - and especially human language - that emerge from narratives in which the main figures are 'talking animals'.

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1. Verfasser: Mann, Jill (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford u.a. Oxford Univ. Press 2009
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Geschichte 1100-1500 > Animals in literature > Animals, Mythical, in literature > English literature > History and criticism > French literature > Latin literature, Medieval and modern > Tierdichtung > Großbritannien
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Zusammenfassung:What do stories about animals have to tell us about human beings? This book analyzes the shrewd perceptions about human life - and especially human language - that emerge from narratives in which the main figures are 'talking animals'.
Beschreibung:XII, 380 S.
ISBN:9780199217687
978-0-19-921768-7