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The boundaries of the human in medieval English literature

Title
The boundaries of the human in medieval English literature [electronic resource] / Dorothy Yamamoto.
Author
Yamamoto, Dorothy
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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1 online resource (x, 257 p.)
Uniform Title
Boundaries of the human in medieval English literature (Online)
Alternative Title
Boundaries of the human in medieval English literature (Online)
Subject
  • English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
  • Human-animal relationships in literature
  • Bestiaries > England > History and criticism
  • Metamorphosis in literature
  • Human beings in literature
  • Human body in literature
  • Wild men in literature
  • Animals in literature
Note
  • Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Oxford Brookes University.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-252) and index.
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Contents
Note on references, translations, and abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The bestiary: establishing ground rules -- 2. Birds: the ornament of the air -- 3. The fox: laying bare deceit -- 4. The heraldic image -- 5. Bodies in the hunt -- 6. A reading of The knight's tale -- 7. The wild man 1: Figuring identity -- 8. The wild man 2: the uncourtly other -- 9. Women and the wild -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
LCCN
00701319
OCLC
ssj0000114124
Author
Yamamoto, Dorothy.
Title
The boundaries of the human in medieval English literature [electronic resource] / Dorothy Yamamoto.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-252) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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