Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance

Bruce Boehrer is Professor of English at Florida State University, author of Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird and Shakespeare Among the Animals: Nature and Society in the Drama of Early Modern England.

• Introduction: The Animal Renaissance Bruce Boehrer, Florida State University 1.A 'Foule Fowle': The Marginalised Cormorant in the Renaissance Kevin De Ornellas, Queen's University, Belfast 2.Hunting Rites and Animals Rights in the Renaissance Charles Bergman, Pacific Lutheran University 3.Domesticated Animals in Renaissance Europe Peter Edwards, Roehampton University 4.Entertaining Animals 1558-1625 Teresa Grant, University of Warwick 5.The Relation Between Discourse and Illustrations in Natural History Treatises of the Mid-Sixteenth Century Philippe Glardon, Institut Universitaire d'Histoire de la Medecine at Lausanne 6.Philosophers and Animals in the Renaissance Stefano Perfetti, University of Pisa 7.Meticulous Depiction: Animals in Art, 1400-1600 Victoria Dickenson, McCord Museum, McGill University Notes Bibliography Index

The Cultural History of Animals presents an innovative and compelling introduction to current scholarship about the historical relationships between people and other animals. Harriet Ritvo, Arthur J. Conner Professor of History, M.I.T. An innovative and ambitious project that synthesizes knowledge of animals as living creatures and their symbolic representations... an invaluable contribution to our understanding... A combination of surprise and entertainment with serious research gives these volumes a place in the best tradition of accessible science. Bernd Huppauf, New York University for H-Soz-u-Kult High quality editing, clear writing, and abundant visual illustrations ... These volumes will be basic to future scholarship dealing with animals and society. Essential. Choice