From Aesop to Reynard [electronic resource] : beast literature in medieval Britain /
by Mann, Jill.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009Description: 1 online resource (xii, 380 p.).ISBN: 9780191712371 (ebook) :.Subject(s): English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism | French literature -- To 1500 -- History and criticism | Latin literature, Medieval and modern -- History and criticism | Animals in literature | Animals, Mythical, in literatureOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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'.
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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'.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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