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Human and animal subjectivity converge in a historically unprecedented way within modernism, as evolutionary theory, imperialism, antirationalism, and psychoanalysis all grapple with the place of the human in relation to the animal. Drawing on the thought of Jacques Derrida and Georges Bataille, Car...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rohman, Carrie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence.
Freud, Sigmund, > 1856-1939 > Influence.
Darwin > Charles > 1809-1882 > Influence.
Freud > Sigmund > 1856-1939 > Influence.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882
Freud, Sigmund, > 1856-1939
1800-1999
Animals in literature.
Animals > Symbolic aspects.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Ethics in literature.
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Human-animal relationships in literature.
Modernism (Literature) > Great Britain.
Animaux dans la littérature.
Animaux > Aspect symbolique.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Morale dans la littérature.
Relations homme-animal dans la littérature.
Modernisme (Littérature) > Grande-Bretagne.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
NATURE > Animal Rights.
Animals in literature
Animals > Symbolic aspects
English literature
Ethics in literature
Evolution (Biology) in literature
Human-animal relationships in literature
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Modernism (Literature)
Tiere > Motiv
Literatur
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Human and animal subjectivity converge in a historically unprecedented way within modernism, as evolutionary theory, imperialism, antirationalism, and psychoanalysis all grapple with the place of the human in relation to the animal. Drawing on the thought of Jacques Derrida and Georges Bataille, Carrie Rohman outlines the complex philosophical and ethical stakes involved in theorizing the animal in humanism, including the difficulty in determining an ontological place for the animal, the question of animal consciousness and language, and the paradoxical status of the human as both a pr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 192 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and index.
ISBN:9780231518567
0231518560

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