Animals, Animality and Controversy in Modern Welsh Literature and Culture

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This pioneering study introduces readers to key themes from animal studies, as a frame within which it examines the representation of animals and animality in the work of a range of authors. In this new approach to animal studies, the concept of a relational universe that has emerged in recent natural and physical science is argued as being central. With fresh readings of Welsh literary and non-literary publications, including the Welsh press and Welsh-language manuals, the book explores relationships among animals and between humans and animals, to approach subjects such as intelligence, sensibility and knowledge from an animal perspective. The possibility of redrawing and reclaiming a history of rural and industrial Wales is suggested according to an animal history and agenda. This innovative contribution to Welsh and animal studies illuminates fascinating and controversial subjects, including animal domestication, captivity, communication, biopsychology, human exceptionalism, zoos and farming.

Series Editors’ Preface
Acknowledgements
Overview
1 Animals and Animality in a Relational Universe
2 Rethinking Animal Contexts: Rural and Industrial Wales
3 Emerging Animalities in the Victorian and Edwardian Welsh Press
4 Exotic Pets and Spectacular Entertainments
5 Brief Encounters
6 Birds Over Wales
7 Domestication and ‘Domesecration’
8 Children’s Book Pets
9 Conflicting Cosmologies: Three Stories by Gwyn Jones
10 Entangled Empathies: Gillian Clarke and Keith Bowen
Afterword
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

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Literary Criticism

Irish

English

European

Welsh

Scottish

Wales

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Publié par	University of Wales Press
Date de parution	15 novembre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781786839381
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	8 Mo

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Animals, Animality and Controversy in Modern Welsh Literature and Culture

WRITING WALES IN ENGLISH

CREWsérîés o Crîtîça and Sçhoary Studîés Généra Edîtors: Kîrstî Bohata and Danîé G. Wîîams (CREW, Swanséa Unîvérsîty)

ThîsCREWsérîés îs dédîçatéd to Emyr Humphréys, a major ﬁguré în thé îtérary çuturé o modérn Waés, a oundîng patron o théCentre or Research into the English Literature and Language o Wales. Gratéu thanks aré dué to thé até Rîçhard Dynévor or makîng thîs sérîés possîé.

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Animals, Animality and Controversy in Modern Welsh Literature and Culture

WRITING WALES IN ENGLISH

Linden Peach

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS 2022

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The publisher acknowledges the financial support of the Books Council of Wales.

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Emérgîng Anîmaîtîés în thé Vîçtorîan and Edwardîan Wésh Préss

Exotîç Péts and Spéçtaçuar Entértaînménts

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Series Editors’ Preface

Thé aîm o thîs sérîés, sînçé îts oundîng în 2004 y Proéssor M. Wynn Thomas, îs to puîsh sçhoary and çrîtîça work y éstaîshéd spéçîaîsts and youngér sçhoars that réﬂéçts thé rîçhnéss and var-îéty o thé Engîsh-anguagé îtératuré o modérn Waés. Thé studîés puîshéd so ar havé ampy démonstratéd that çonçépts, modés and dîsçoursés çurrént în thé ést çontémporary studîés çan îumînaté aspéçts o Wésh çuturé, and havé aso orégroundéd thé poténtîa o thé Wésh éxampé to draw atténtîon to thémés that aré otén négéçtéd or margînaîséd în angophoné çutura studîés. Thé sérîés déﬁnés and éxporés that whîçh dîstînguîshés Waés’s angophoné îtératuré, çhaéngés çrîtîçs to dévéop méthods and approaçhés adéquaté to thé task o întérprétîng Wésh çuturé, and învîtés îts réadérs to oçaté thé proçéss o wrîtîng Waés în Engîsh wîthîn çom-paratîvé and transnatîona çontéxts.

Proéssor Kîrstî Bohata and Proéssor Danîé G. Wîîams Foundîng Edîtor: Proéssor M. Wynn Thomas (2004–15) CREW (Centre or Research into the EnglishLiterature and Language o Wales) Swanséa Unîvérsîty

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