Becoming centaur : eighteenth-century masculinity and English horsemanship / Monica Mattfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mattfeld, Monica, 1982- author.

Series:

Animalibus ; v. 9.

Animalibus: of animals and cultures ; vol. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horsemanship--England--History--18th century.

Horsemanship.

Horsemen and horsewomen--England--History--18th century.

Horsemen and horsewomen.

Human-animal relationships--England--History--18th century.

Human-animal relationships.

Masculinity--England--History--18th century.

Masculinity.

History.

England.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Explores the history of horse-human relationships over the long eighteenth century, and how these relationships in turn influenced performances of gender. Examines the agential influence of horses in their riders' lives, horses on stage and the early circus, and the politicization of human-animal being"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

William Cavendish and Hobbesian horsemanship

Riding houses and polite equestrianism

Astley's amphitheatre

Henry William Bunbury and the mock manuals of horsemanship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780271075778

0271075775

OCLC:

959698355