From Aesop to Reynard

Jill Mann

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From Aesop to Reynard

2009
French literatureEnglish literatureAnimals, Mythical, in literatureAnimals in literatureHistory and criticismMedieval and modern Latin literatureEnglish literature, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500French literature, history and criticism, to 1500Latin literature, medieval and modern, history and criticism

What do stories about animals have to tell us about human beings? This book analyzes the shrewd perceptions about human life - and especially human language - that emerge from narratives in which the main figures are 'talking animals'.

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