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Author Phipson, Emma, active 19th century, author

Title The animal-lore of Shakespeare's time : including quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fish and insects / Emma Phipson
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 476 pages)
Series Cambridge library collection. Literary studies
Cambridge library collection. Literary studies
Contents Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Monkey, etc. -- 2. Lion, etc. -- 3. Dog -- 4. Fox, etc. -- 5. Walrus, etc. -- 6. Horse, etc. -- 7. Rat, etc. -- 8. Thrush, etc. -- 9. Woodpecker, etc. -- 10. Vulture, etc. -- 11. Water-rail, etc. -- 12. Goose, etc. -- 13. Tortoise, etc. -- 14. Stickleback, etc. -- 15. Salmon, etc. -- 16. Pilchard, etc. -- 17. Cochineal, etc. -- 18. Lobster, etc. -- 19. Unicorn, etc. -- Index
Summary Shakespeare's plays contain a rich abundance of metaphors, similes and phrases relating to animals and the natural world, much of which can seem obscure to us today. First published in 1883, Emma Phipson's classic study sets in context the animal lore of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to show how it affected the literature of the time. Drawing on a collection of compelling sources, this book explores the beliefs about natural science that influenced the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Phipson considers obscure writings by naturalists and antiquarians on a wide range of animals from the familiar to the exotic, and from the real to the mythical. Whether discussing hedgehogs or unicorns, the text shows how the Elizabethans' understanding of animals was coloured by hunting, travel, folklore and the Bible, and how this had a lasting impact upon language and culture
Notes Includes index
Originally published in 1883
Publisher's web page (Cambridge University Press, viewed July 2, 2015)
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Zoology.
Animals in literature.
Animals -- Folklore.
Genre/Form Folklore.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1107711193 (electronic bk.)
9781107711198 (electronic bk.)
(paperback)