
Animals on the Edge
From Exotic Beasts to Nonhuman Transcendence
Katja Faelt(Editor)
Trivent Medieval (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 2023
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-615-6696-08-3 (ISBN)
Description
Was there a horse sense in the medieval period? Why did word-licking dogs inhabit manuscript borders? The seven intriguing articles in this publication explore animals on the edge and the boundaries between humans and animals. These articles provide insights into the discussions in animal studies and medieval studies about the multiple roles of medieval fauna, challenging our understanding of how animals were understood in the Middle Ages. The authors of the articles demonstrate how humans have always constructed animals but also have been constructed by animals. The examples are drawn from manuscripts, fables, textual and visual accounts, as well as material culture. This publication raises interesting aspects about the profound and ambiguous relationship between animals and humans, edges and boundaries, hybridity and anthropomorphism, ideas and identities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hungary
Publishing group
Trivent Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16 pages of illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-615-6696-08-3 (9786156696083)
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Persons
Katja Faelt received her PhD in art history at the University of Jyvaeskylae (Finland) in 2012. Her dissertation ""Wall Paintings, Workshops and Visual Production in the Medieval Diocese of Turku from 1430 to 1540"" examined wall paintings attributed to church builders in about thirty medieval stone churches. Her research interests include medieval wall paintings, representations of gender, corporeality and the passion of Christ in medieval art. Currently, Dr. Faelt works at Tampere University as a senior specialist.
Content
Foreword by Gerhard Jaritz
Introduction by Katja Faelt
CHAPTER 1. Animals on the Edge in NLW MS Peniarth 32 - Coral Lumbley
CHAPTER 2. The Goat of Scanderbeg - Etleva Lala
CHAPTER 3. Disguise, Identity, and Horse Sense: The Case of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne - Antha Cotten-Spreckelmeyer
CHAPTER 4. Semper asellus erit? Hybrid Animals in Nigel de Longchamps' Speculum stultorum - Maximilian Wick
CHAPTER 5. Beasts along Boundaries: Elephants in the Medieval West - Kiwako Ogata
CHAPTER 6. Animals on the Edge of Late Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts - Andras Borgo
CHAPTER 7. Angela of Foligno, in Love, with Animals - William Robert
Notes on Contributors
Introduction by Katja Faelt
CHAPTER 1. Animals on the Edge in NLW MS Peniarth 32 - Coral Lumbley
CHAPTER 2. The Goat of Scanderbeg - Etleva Lala
CHAPTER 3. Disguise, Identity, and Horse Sense: The Case of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne - Antha Cotten-Spreckelmeyer
CHAPTER 4. Semper asellus erit? Hybrid Animals in Nigel de Longchamps' Speculum stultorum - Maximilian Wick
CHAPTER 5. Beasts along Boundaries: Elephants in the Medieval West - Kiwako Ogata
CHAPTER 6. Animals on the Edge of Late Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts - Andras Borgo
CHAPTER 7. Angela of Foligno, in Love, with Animals - William Robert
Notes on Contributors