Literature and animal studies / Mario Ortiz-Robles.
Literature and animal studies / Mario Ortiz-Robles.
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/2559
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 191 pages ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
What is it like to be a trope? -- Equids (might and right) -- Canids (companionship, cunning, domestication) -- Songbirds (poetry and environment) -- Felids (enigma and fur) -- Animal revolutions (allegory and politics).
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"Why do animals talk in literature? In this provocative book, Mario Ortiz Robles tracks the presence of animals across an expansive literary archive to argue that literature cannot be understood as a human endeavor apart from its capacity to represent animals. Focusing on the literary representation of familiar animals, including horses, dogs, cats...
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Literature and animal studies / Mario Ortiz-Robles.
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Literature and contemporary thought
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/2559
Record Identifier
74VKVq3oBB23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq3oBB23
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ISBN
9780415716000 hardback alkaline paper
0415716004 hardback alkaline paper
9780415716017 paperback alkaline paper
0415716012 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
809.93362
MMS ID
991024007570402626
