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The Boundaries of the Human in Medieval English Literature
Dorothy Yamamoto
出版Oxford University Press, 2000
主題Literary Collections / Ancient & ClassicalLiterary Criticism / GeneralLiterary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshLiterary Criticism / Ancient & ClassicalLiterary Criticism / Medieval
ISBN01981867469780198186748
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ACvFgKWB3wIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This study analyzes the fear of beastly transformation that recurs throughout Medieval literature. Yamamoto explores how humans envisioned animals with human characteristics in bestiaries and literatures that involve aspects of the hunt and heraldry. Minor texts, as well as major works like Chaucer's "Knight's Tale," are investigated. Additionally, she explores both examples of humans changing into animal form and those that hover enigmatically between species as wild men and women. Investigating this topic, she looks to Alexander romances, the poetry of Gower, and other sources.