Animal presence and human identity in modern literature: (dis)figurations of humanimality from shakespeare to desai
Auteur :
Benston, Kimberly W.
Éditeur :
Anthem Press
ISBN :
9781785279607
Date de publication :
3 mars 2026
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Animal Presence and Human Identity in Modern Literature is an exploration of literary representations of the human-animal encounter in modernity that press human "being" to its limits. Texts studied include Shakespeare's King Lear, Eliot's Middlemarch, Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau, Atwood's Surfacing, and Desai's Clear Light of Day.