Beastly Journeys : Travel and Transformation at the fin de siècle /

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A critical exploration of travel, animals and shape-changing in fin de siecle literature. Bats, beetles, wolves, butterflies, bulls, panthers, apes, leopards and spiders are among the countless creatures that crowd the pages of literature of the late nineteenth century. Whether in Gothic novels, sci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Youngs, Tim, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Travel in literature.
Shapeshifting.
Literature and society.
English literature.
Animals in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Comparative Literature.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literature and literary studies.
Literary studies: general.
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
Voyage dans la litterature.
Metamorphose.
Litterature et societe > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Litterature anglaise > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Animaux dans la litterature.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Great Britain.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Unchaining of the Beast
  • 1. City Creatures
  • 2. The Bat and the Beetle
  • 3. Morlocks, Martians, and Beast-People
  • 4. 'Beast and man so mixty': The Fairy Tales of George MacDonald
  • 5. Oscar Wilde: 'an unclean beast'
  • Conclusion.

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