Birds and other creatures in renaissance literature: shakespeare, descartes, and animal studies
Auteur :
Bach, Rebecca Ann
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367667641
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
420 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores how humans in the Renaissance considered the minds, feelings, and sociality of other creatures. It examines how Renaissance literature and natural history display an unequal creaturely world: all creatures were categorized hierarchically, yet post-Cartesian readings have misunderstood Renaissance hierarchical creaturely relati