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What do stories about animals have to tell us about human beings? This book analyzes the shrewd perceptions about human life - and especially human language - that emerge from narratives in which the main figures are 'talking animals'.

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Hlavní autor: Mann, Jill
Médium: E-kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.
Témata:
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
French literature > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Latin literature, Medieval and modern > History and criticism.
Animals in literature.
Animals, Mythical, in literature.
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Shrnutí:What do stories about animals have to tell us about human beings? This book analyzes the shrewd perceptions about human life - and especially human language - that emerge from narratives in which the main figures are 'talking animals'.
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Fyzický popis:1 online resource (xii, 380 p.)
Bibliografie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191712371 (ebook) :

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