The boundaries of the human in medieval English literature /

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 Details
Main Author:	Yamamoto, Dorothy
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:	English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism. Human-animal relationships in literature. Bestiaries > History and criticism. Metamorphosis in literature. Human beings in literature. Human body in literature. Wild men in literature. Animals in literature. Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique. Relations humain-animal dans la littérature. Bestiaires > Histoire et critique. Métamorphose (Biologie) dans la littérature. Êtres humains dans la littérature. Corps humain dans la littérature. Hommes sauvages dans la littérature. Animaux dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Animals in literature Bestiaries English literature > Middle English Human-animal relationships in literature Human beings in literature Human body in literature Metamorphosis in literature Wild men in literature English. Languages & Literatures. English Literature. 1100 - 1500 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

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.