Animal Skins and the Reading Self in Medieval Latin and French Bestiaries

by Sarah Kay

Just like we do today, people in medieval times struggled with the concept of human exceptionalism and the significance of other creatures. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the medieval bestiary. Sarah Kay's exploration of French and Latin bestiaries offers fresh insight into how this prominent genre challenged the boundary between its human readers and other animals.

Bestiaries present accounts of animals whose fantastic behaviors should...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022643673X
• ISBN13: 9780226436739
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"