American Wildlife in Symbol and Story

By Jay Mechling

Book Overview

Seven folklorists demonstrate how Americans use distinctively American wild animals to express national attitudes about such crucial matters as politics, race, gender, sex, and danger.

The seven folklorists in this volume examine the symbolic use of one animal (turkey, rattlesnake, alligator, armadillo, bear, fox, or coyote), drawing on sources from Chaucer to early colonial texts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157233259X
• ISBN13: 9781572332591
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"