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Proles vaesana Philippi totius malleus orbis : die Alexandreis des Walter von Châtillon und ihre Neudeutung von Lucans Pharsalia im Sinne des typologischen Geschichtsverständnisses
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ISBN: 3598776896 3111840875 3110955245 Year: 2001 Volume: 140 Publisher: München Leipzig K.G. Saur

Holy and noble beasts : encounters with animals in medieval literature
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ISBN: 0859916243 9780859916240 Year: 2001 Publisher: Cambridge ; New York D. S. Brewer

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"Because animals are neither wholly similar to, nor entirely different from, human beings, they have provided men and women with an endlessly fruitful point of departure from which to explore what it means to be human. The way in which human identity is inextricably bound up with the animal kingdom is particularly evident in medieval hagiography and romance (arguably the two most popular and prestigious genres of medieval literature), where the holiness of saints and the heroism of knights are frequently revealed through their miraculous encounters with wild beasts. Through an analysis of these literary sources, the book explores the broad range of attitudes towards animals and the natural world that were current in western Europe during the later middle ages. It argues that through their depictions of animals, medieval writers were not only able to reflect upon their own humanity, but were also able to explore the meaning of more abstract values and ideas (such as civility, sanctity and nobility) that were central to the culture of the time."--Jacket.

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Animals in literature --- Animals in poetry --- Animaux dans la littérature --- Animaux dans la poésie --- Beast epic --- Chevaliers et chevalerie dans la littérature --- Christelijke heiligen in de literatuur --- Christian saints in literature --- Dieren in de literatuur --- Dieren in de poëzie --- Dierenepiek --- Dierenepos --- Dierenfabels --- Dierenromans --- Dierensprookjes --- Dierenverhalen --- Epopées animales --- Fables ésopiques --- Knights and knighthood in literature --- Ridders en ridderschap in de literatuur --- Saints chrétiens dans la littérature --- English literature --- Christian literature, English (Middle) --- Romances, English --- Littérature anglaise --- Littérature chrétienne anglaise (moyen anglais) --- Roman courtois anglais --- History and criticism --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Alexander, --- Romances --- -Christian saints in literature --- -Knights and knighthood in literature --- -English romances --- British literature --- Inklings (Group of writers) --- Nonsense Club (Group of writers) --- Order of the Fancy (Group of writers) --- Bibliography --- Alexander the Great --- -Romances --- -History and criticism --- -Alexander --- Alexander der Große --- Alexandre le Grand --- Alejandro Magno --- Alexander de Grote --- Littérature anglaise --- Animaux dans la littérature --- Littérature chrétienne anglaise (moyen anglais) --- Chevaliers et chevalerie dans la littérature --- Saints chrétiens dans la littérature --- Christian hagiography --- History --- Alejandro, --- Alekjhāṇḍara, --- Aleksandar, --- Aleksander, --- Aleksandr, --- Alekʻsandre, --- Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Aleksandŭr, Makedonski, --- Alessandro, --- Alexander --- Alexandre, --- Alexandros --- Alexandros, --- Alexandros, Megalos, --- Alexandru, --- Alexantros, --- Aleksandŭr, --- Александър, --- Iskandar, --- Maḳdonya, Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Makedonski, Aleksandŭr, --- Македонски, Александър, --- Megalexandros, --- Megas Alexandros, --- Nagy Sándor, --- Sikandar, --- Iskender, --- Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος --- אלכסנדר בן פיליפוס, --- אלכסנדר, --- اسكندر كبير --- اسکندر اعظم --- سکندراعظم --- Middle English, 1100-1500 --- Christian literature [English ] (Middle) --- Romances [English ] --- Animals in literature. --- Knights and knighthood in literature. --- Christian saints in literature. --- Christian hagiography. --- Christian literature, English (Middle). --- Romances. --- Romances, English. --- Middelengels. --- Dieren. --- Literaire thema's. --- Ridders. --- Heiligen. --- Literatur. --- Mittelenglisch. --- Tiere --- Middle English. --- To 1500. --- Littérature médiévale --- Animaux --- 1100-1500 (moyen anglais) --- Thèmes, motifs --- Dans la littérature

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