Renaissance Beasts
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Renaissance Beasts
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Author : Erica Fudge
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2010-10-01
Renaissance Beasts written by Erica Fudge and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Animals, as Lévi-Strauss wrote, are good to think with. This collection addresses and reassesses the variety of ways in which animals were used and thought about in Renaissance culture, challenging contemporary as well as historic views of the boundaries and hierarchies humans presume the natural world to contain. Taking as its starting point the popularity of speaking animals in sixteenth-century literature and ending with the decline of the imperial Ménagerie during the French Revolution, Renaissance Beasts uses the lens of human-animal relationships to view issues as diverse as human status and power, diet, civilization and the political life, religion and anthropocentrism, spectacle and entertainment, language, science and skepticism, and domestic and courtly cultures. Within these pages scholars from a variety of disciplines discuss numerous kinds of texts--literary, dramatic, philosophical, religious, political--by writers including Calvin, Montaigne, Sidney, Shakespeare, Descartes, Boyle, and Locke. Through analysis of these and other writers, Renaissance Beasts uncovers new and arresting interpretations of Renaissance culture and the broader social assumptions glimpsed through views on matters such as pet ownership and meat consumption. Renaissance Beasts is certainly about animals, but of the many species discussed, it is ultimately humankind that comes under the greatest scrutiny.
Beasts And Beauties
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Author : Juliana Schiesari
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Beasts And Beauties written by Juliana Schiesari and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with History categories.
Beasts and Beauties examines the relationship between domesticity and power by focusing on the contemporaneous development of the invention of the 'pet' and the delineation of the home as a uniquely private enclosure, where the pater familias ruled over his own secluded world of domesticated wife, children, servants, and animals.
Beasts Animals In Decorative Woodcuts Of The Renaissance
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Author : Conrad Gessner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Beasts Animals In Decorative Woodcuts Of The Renaissance written by Conrad Gessner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Art categories.
Beasts Humans And Transhumans In The Middle Ages And The Renaissance
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Author : J. Eugene Clay
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2020
Beasts Humans And Transhumans In The Middle Ages And The Renaissance written by J. Eugene Clay and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Electronic books categories.
From shape-shifting Merlin to the homunculi of Paracelsus, the nine fascinating essays of this collection explore the contested boundaries between human and non-human animals, between the body and the spirit, and between the demonic and the divine. Drawing on recent work in animal studies, posthumanism, and transhumanism, these innovative articles show how contemporary debates about the nature and future of humanity have deep roots in the myths, literature, philosophy, and art of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The authors of these essays demonstrate how classical stories of monsters and metamorphoses offered philosophers, artists, and poets a rich source for reflection on marriage, resurrection, and the passions of love. The ambiguous and shifting distinctions between human, animal, demon, and angel have long been contentious. Beasts can elevate humanity: for Renaissance courtiers, horsemanship defined nobility. But animals are also associated with the demonic, and medieval illuminators portrayed Satan with bestial features. Divided into three sections that examine metamorphoses, human-animal relations, and the demonic and monstrous, this volume raises intriguing questions about the ways humans have understood their kinship with animals, nature, and the supernatural.
Beasts And Bestiaries
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Author : Francesco Mezzalira
language : en
Publisher: Allemandi
Release Date : 2001
Beasts And Bestiaries written by Francesco Mezzalira and has been published by Allemandi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Art categories.
With essays by Guglielmo Cavello and Danilo Mainardi. Bizarre
Book Of Beasts
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Author : Elizabeth Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2019
Book Of Beasts written by Elizabeth Morrison and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with ART categories.
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.
Gorgeous Beasts
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Author : Joan B. Landes
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2015-06-26
Gorgeous Beasts written by Joan B. Landes and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-26 with History categories.
Gorgeous Beasts takes a fresh look at the place of animals in history and art. Refusing the traditional subordination of animals to humans, the essays gathered here examine a rich variety of ways animals contribute to culture: as living things, as scientific specimens, as food, weapons, tropes, and occasions for thought and creativity. History and culture set the terms for this inquiry. As history changes, so do the ways animals participate in culture. Gorgeous Beasts offers a series of discontinuous but probing studies of the forms their participation takes. This collection presents the work of a wide range of scholars, critics, and thinkers from diverse disciplines: philosophy, literature, history, geography, economics, art history, cultural studies, and the visual arts. By approaching animals from such different perspectives, these essays broaden the scope of animal studies to include specialists and nonspecialists alike, inviting readers from all backgrounds to consider the place of animals in history and art. Combining provocative critical insights with arresting visual imagery, Gorgeous Beasts advances a challenging new appreciation of animals as co-inhabitants and co-creators of culture. Aside from the editors, the contributors are Dean Bavington, Ron Broglio, Mark Dion, Erica Fudge, Cecilia Novero, Harriet Ritvo, Nigel Rothfels, Sajay Samuel, and Pierre Serna.
Beasts
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Author : Elizabeth Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2007
Beasts written by Elizabeth Morrison and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
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Man And The Beasts De Animalibus Books 22 26
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Author : Albert (le Grand)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Man And The Beasts De Animalibus Books 22 26 written by Albert (le Grand) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Physiology categories.
African Animals In Renaissance Literature And Art
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Author : Joan Barclay Lloyd
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1971
African Animals In Renaissance Literature And Art written by Joan Barclay Lloyd and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Art categories.