ISBN:
9780367146047
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 190 Seiten
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in world literatures and the environment
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Małecki, W. P. Human minds and animal stories
DDC:
304.2/7
Keywords:
Human-animal relationships
;
Interdisciplinary research
;
Human-animal relationships in literature
;
Animals in literature
;
Tiere
;
Mensch
;
Einfühlung
;
Tiererzählung
Abstract:
Texts, statistics, and deception: on our investigative method -- A monkey, a book, and Facebook, or how to catch a story in the act -- Does it matter if it is true? on slaughterhouses, fiction, and non-fiction -- Does it matter how it is told? on species, stylistics, and voices -- Does it matter who it is about? on chimpanzees, lizards, and other main characters -- How does it work? from readerly pleasure to animal cruelty -- How long will it work? a short chapter on attitudinal impact over time -- Conclusions, speculations, and prospects -- Appendices.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
