Following the animal : power, agency, and human-animal transformations in modern, northern-European literature / Ann-Sofie Lönngren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lönngren, Ann-Sofie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metamorphosis in literature.

Scandinavian fiction--History and criticism.

Scandinavian fiction.

Shapeshifting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Literary transformations from human to animal have occurred in myths, folklore, fairy tales and narratives from all over the world since ancient times, and have always provided a narrative space for depictions of power, agency, and the radical nature of change. In Following the Animal, these transformations are analysed with regards to their use in modern literature from northern-most Europe, with specific attention being paid to the insights they provide regarding the human-animal relationship, both generally in the industrialized West, and against the background of more specific circumstance

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8246-1

OCLC:

921235551