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Introducing the medieval swan / Natalie Jayne Goodison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodison, Natalie Jayne, author.
- Series:
- Medieval animals.
- Medieval Animals
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Swans in literature.
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff, Wales : University of Wales Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book examines the swan in medieval literature, spanning from Classical to Early Modern associations.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Series Editors' Preface
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Plates and illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Swan in Natural History:The Swan's Song
- 2 The Swan in Literature:Transformation of Men, Women, and Children
- 3 The Swan at Court:The Descendants of the Swan Knight
- 4 The Swan in Practice:Cookery, Husbandry, and the Law
- 5 Swansong:The Afterlives of the Medieval Swan
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Primary
- Secondary
- Websites/News Articles
- Online Sources for Images
- Objects
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Goodison, Natalie Jayne Introducing the Medieval Swan
- ISBN:
- 1-78683-840-0
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