A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance: 03 (The Cultural Histories Series) - Hardcover

Bloomsbury

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184520395X ISBN 13: 9781845203955

Publisher: Berg Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

The Renaissance was an extraordinary period of change in the West, fuelled by changing cultural formations, shifting empires, the growth in exploration, and developments in science and technology. "A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance" presents a broad overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering the period 1400 to 1600, the volume explores a wide range of topics: the symbolic role of birds in early modern writing; hunting rites and animal rights; the domestication of animals; the popularity of performing animals; the development of illustrated works of natural history; changing philosophical views of animal nature; and, artistic practice in the visual representation of animals.As with all the volumes in the illustrated "Cultural History of Animals", this volume presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary Symbolism, Hunting, Domestication, Sports and Entertainment, Science, Philosophy, and Art. Volume 3 in the "Cultural History of Animals" is edited by Linda Kalof and Brigitte Resl.

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Boehrer is Professor of English at Florida State University, author of Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird and Shakespeare Among the Animals: Nature and Society in the Drama of Early Modern England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184520395X
• ISBN 13: 9781845203955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Bruce Thomas Boehrer