Shakespeare and Animals: A Dictionary

Hardback

Main Details

Title Shakespeare and Animals: A Dictionary
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Karen Raber
By (author) Professor Karen Edwards
SeriesArden Shakespeare Dictionaries
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:520
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
ISBN/Barcode 9781350002531
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 22 September 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This encyclopaedic account of animals in Shakespeare's plays and poems, provides readers with a much-needed resource by which to navigate the recent outpouring of critical and historical work on the topic. This dictionary extends its coverage to include insects, fish and mythic creatures, as well as the places, practices and lore pertaining to all animal-oriented experiences of early modern life. It emphasizes the role of animality in defining character, and is attentive to the instabilities of the human-animal boundary as they were theatrically represented, exploited and interrogated, but it is also concerned with the material presence of animals on stage and in everyday life in Shakespeare's world. The volume is a new tool for instructors, but is also a resource for critics and scholars in the many disciplines engaged with animal studies, posthumanist theory, ecostudies and cultural studies.

Author Biography

Karen Raber is Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, USA. Karen Edwards is a Professor of English at the University of Exeter, UK.