Humans And Other Animals In Eighteenth Century British Culture

Download or read book Humans and Other Animals in Eighteenth-century British Culture written by Frank Palmeri and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines changing perceptions of and relations between humans and nonhuman animals in Britain. As the contributors pose questions related to modes of representing animals and animal-human hybrids, Gulliver's Travels and works by Mary and Percy Shelley emerge as key texts. The volume will interest scholars, students, and general readers concerned with the representation of animals and ethical issues raised by the human uses of other animals.