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The birth of a jungle : animality in progressive-era U.S. literature and culture /

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Exemplifying a new methodology identified as 'animality studies' that focuses on constructions of animality at specific historical and cultural moments, without the explicit emphasis on animal advocacy that is often found in animal studies, this book explores animality at the turn of the 2...

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Main Author: Lundblad, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Animals in literature.
Human-animal relationships in literature.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Animaux dans la littérature.
Relations humain-animal dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
Animals in literature
Human-animal relationships in literature
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Exemplifying a new methodology identified as 'animality studies' that focuses on constructions of animality at specific historical and cultural moments, without the explicit emphasis on animal advocacy that is often found in animal studies, this book explores animality at the turn of the 20th century in the United States.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-204) and index.
ISBN:9780199917587
0199917582
0199332835
9780199332830