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A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance de Bruce Boehrer

A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance: The Cultural Histories Series

Editat de Bruce Boehrer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2011
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 The Renaissance was an extraordinary period of change in the West, fuelled by changing cultural formations, shifting empires, the growth in exploration, and developments in science and technology. A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance presents a broad overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering the period 1400 to 1600, the volume explores a wide range of topics, from the symbolic role of birds in early modern writing to the development of illustrated works of natural history. A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781847888198
ISBN-10: 1847888194
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 49 b/w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 172 x 244 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Berg Publishers
Seria The Cultural Histories Series

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Part of an award-winning history of animals, covering the period from Antiquity to today

Notă biografică

Bruce Boehrer is Professor of English at Florida State University, author of Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird and Shakespeare Among the Animals: Nature and Society in the Drama of Early Modern England.

Cuprins

Introduction: The Animal Renaissance
Bruce Boehrer, Florida State University

1. A 'Foule Fowle': The Marginalised Cormorant in the Renaissance
Kevin De Ornellas, Queen's University, Belfast

2. Hunting Rites and Animals Rights in the Renaissance
Charles Bergman, Pacific Lutheran University

3. Domesticated Animals in Renaissance Europe
Peter Edwards, Roehampton University

4. Entertaining Animals 1558-1625
Teresa Grant, University of Warwick

5. The Relation Between Discourse and Illustrations in Natural History Treatises of the Mid-Sixteenth Century
Philippe Glardon, Institut Universitaire d'Histoire de la Medecine at Lausanne

6. Philosophers and Animals in the Renaissance
Stefano Perfetti, University of Pisa

7. Meticulous Depiction: Animals in Art, 1400-1600, Victoria Dickenson
McCord Museum, McGill University

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Recenzii

The Cultural History of Animals presents an innovative and compelling introduction to current scholarship about the historical relationships between people and other animals.
An innovative and ambitious project that synthesizes knowledge of animals as living creatures and their symbolic representations... an invaluable contribution to our understanding... A combination of surprise and entertainment with serious research gives these volumes a place in the best tradition of accessible science.
High quality editing, clear writing, and abundant visual illustrations ... These volumes will be basic to future scholarship dealing with animals and society. Essential.

Descriere

A thematic overview of how animals were seen and used in the period from 1400 to 1600, covering symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.