Human-Animal Interactions in the Eighteenth Century From Pests and Predators to Pets, Poems and Philosophy |
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| Volume Editor:
| Stockhorst, Stefanie
Overhoff, Jürgen
Corfield, Penelope J. |
| Series title: | Internationale Forschungen Zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-44872-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2021 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $90.00 |
Book Description:
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How did humans respond to the eighteenth-century discovery of countless new species of animals? This book explores the gamut of human-animal interactions: from love to cultural identifications, moral reflections, philosophical debates, classification systems, mechanical copies, insults and literary creativity.
How did humans respond to the eighteenth-century discovery of countless new species of animals? This book explores the gamut of human-animal interactions: from love to cultural identifications, moral reflections, philosophical debates, classification systems, mechanical copies, insults and literary creativity.