1st Edition

The Medieval World of Nature A Book of Essays

282 Pages

by Routledge

282 Pages

by Routledge

282 Pages

by Routledge

Also available as eBook on:

Taylor & Francis eBooks
(Institutional Purchase)Opens in new tab or window

Description

Originally published in 1993, The Medieval World of Nature looks at how the natural world was viewed by medieval society. The book presents the argument that the pragmatic medieval view of the natural world of animals and plants, existed simply to serve medieval society. It discusses the medieval concept of animals as food, labour, and sport and addresses how the biblical charge of assuming... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Animals

1. The Mirror of Nature Distorted: The Medieval Artist’s Dilemma in Depicting Animals, Nona C. Flores

2. Falconry and Medieval Views of Nature, Robin S. Oggins

3. The Protohistory of Pike in Western Culture, Richard C. Hoffmann

4. Animals Images in Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan: Structure and Meaning in Metaphor, Margaret Schleissner

Part II: Animals and People

5. Martyrs and Monks, Insects, and Animals, Maureen A. Tilley

6. The Shadow of Reason: Explanations of Intelligent Animal Behavior in the Thirteenth Century, Peter G. Sobol

7. The Goddess Natura in the Occitan Lyric, Veronica Fraser

8. Wild Folk and Lunatics in Medieval Romance, David A. Sprunger