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From Aesop to Reynard: Beast Literature in Medieval Britain
From Aesop to Reynard Beast Literature in Medieval Britain
Author: Jill Mann
What do stories about animals have to tell us about human beings? This book analyzes the shrewd perceptions about human life - and especially human language - that emerge from narratives in which the main figures are 'talking animals'. Its guiding question is not 'what' but 'how' animals mean. Using this question to draw a clear distinction betw...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199217687
ISBN-10: 0199217688
Publication Date: 1/11/2010
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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