1st Edition
Zöopedagogies Creatures as Teachers in Middle English Romance
By Bonnie J. Erwin
Copyright 2019
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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The human protagonists of medieval romance are works in progress. They are learners, taught by an unexpected set of teachers: non-human animals including horses, hawks, lions, and the various quarry of the hunt. These "creature teachers" show humans how to be more perfectly human—how to love, fight, survive, and live according to medieval culture’s highest ideals. Zöopedagogies explores the... Read more
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Biography
Bonnie J. Erwin is an Assistant Professor of English at Wilmington College in Ohio, where she teaches courses in early British literature, animals in literature, composition, and food politics. She also serves as the Director of Writing in the Disciplines. She holds a Ph.D in English from Indiana University Bloomington (2010), an M.A. in English from Binghamton University (2002), and a B.A. in English from Hamilton College (2000).
