Mann, Jill.
From Aesop to Reynard beast literature in medieval Britain / [electronic resource] : by Jill Mann. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 380 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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'.
9780191712371 (ebook) : No price
English literature--History and criticism.--Middle English, 1100-1500
French literature--History and criticism.--To 1500
Latin literature, Medieval and modern--History and criticism.
Animals in literature.
Animals, Mythical, in literature.
PA8030
809.93362
From Aesop to Reynard beast literature in medieval Britain / [electronic resource] : by Jill Mann. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 380 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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'.
9780191712371 (ebook) : No price
English literature--History and criticism.--Middle English, 1100-1500
French literature--History and criticism.--To 1500
Latin literature, Medieval and modern--History and criticism.
Animals in literature.
Animals, Mythical, in literature.
PA8030
809.93362