Gorgeous Beasts: Of Animals and Cultures

by Paula Young Lee

Gorgeous Beasts takes a fresh look at the place of animals in history and art. Refusing the traditional subordination of animals to humans, the essays gathered here examine a rich variety of ways animals contribute to culture: as living things, as scientific specimens, as food, weapons, tropes, and occasions for thought and creativity. History and culture set the terms for this inquiry. As history changes, so do the ways animals participate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271054018
• ISBN13: 9780271054018
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 9.3"