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Animals, Literature and the Politics of Representation
J. Simons
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Description for Animals, Literature and the Politics of Representation
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
This book addresses the question of animal rights in the context of literary criticism. Working from a committed position, it asks the question, 'What would literary studies look like if we took animal rights seriously?' It offers critical surveys of the main themes in the history of animal rights and some of the more important contemporary positions together with readings of a wide range of literary texts from classical antiquity to the present day.
This book addresses the question of animal rights in the context of literary criticism. Working from a committed position, it asks the question, 'What would literary studies look like if we took animal rights seriously?' It offers critical surveys of the main themes in the history of animal rights and some of the more important contemporary positions together with readings of a wide range of literary texts from classical antiquity to the present day.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
255g
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349410453
SKU
V9781349410453
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99-15
About J. Simons
JOHN SIMONS is Head of the School of Humanities and Arts at Edge Hill College of Higher Education. Professor Simons has published extensively on literary topics ranging from the Middle English romances to the contemporary novel and has also written on the history of cricket, the social significance of vegetarianism and the recent war in Kosovo.
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