Shakespeare and Animals A Dictionary
Synopsis
This encyclopaedic account of animals in Shakespeare's plays and poems, provides readers with a much-needed resource by which to navigate the recent outpouring of critical and historical work on the topic. This dictionary extends its coverage to include insects, fish and mythic creatures, as well as the places, practices and lore pertaining to all animal-oriented experiences of early modern life. It emphasizes the role of animality in defining character, and is attentive to the instabilities of the human-animal boundary as they were theatrically represented, exploited and interrogated, but it is also concerned with the material presence of animals on stage and in everyday life in Shakespeare's world. The volume is a new tool for instructors, but is also a resource for critics and scholars in the many disciplines engaged with animal studies, posthumanist theory, ecostudies and cultural studies.Book details
- Series:
- Arden Shakespeare Dictionaries
- Author:
- Karen Raber, Karen Edwards
- ISBN:
- 9781350002524
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781350002531
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2022-08-24
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Copyright by:
- Karen Raber and Karen Edwards
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction