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Beschreibung
Shows how English Romantic writing took up issues of what we now call animal rights.
Shows how English Romantic writing took up issues of what we now call animal rights.
Über den Autor
David Perkins is Marquand Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He is the author or editor of nine books including The Quest for Permanence, Wordsworth and the Poetry of Sincerity, English Romantic Writers, A History of Modern Poetry, and Is Literary History Possible?
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. In the beginning of animal rights; 2. Grounds of argument; 3. Keeping pets: William Cowper and his hares; 4. Barbarian pleasures: against hunting; 5. Savage amusements of the poor: John Clare's badger sonnets; 6. Work animals, slaves, servants: Coleridge's young ass; 7. The slaughterhouse and the kitchen: Charles Lamb's 'Dissertation upon Roast Pig'; 8. Caged birds and wild; Notes; Bibliographical essay; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780521045988
ISBN-10: 0521045983
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Perkins, David
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: David Perkins
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.11.2007
Gewicht: 0,352 kg
Artikel-ID: 101930593