Creatural Fictions: Human-Animal Relationships in Twentieth- And Twenty-First-Century Literature 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Herman, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349557528 ISBN-13: 9781349557523 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | European - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 809.933 |
Series: Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 290 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Examining how ideas about species, sexuality, and gender link to 20th- and 21st-century literary texts, this wide-ranging collection of essays explores the complicated yet evocative relationship between animals and humans within a literary context. Contributors discuss writers like Franz Kafka, J. R. Ackerley, and Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi. |