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Animal characters : nonhuman beings in early modern literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boehrer, Bruce Thomas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2010]
Series:Haney Foundation series.
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.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.