Thomas Hardy and Animals

Author:   Anna West (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781316631195


Pages:   222
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Thomas Hardy and Animals


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Author:   Anna West (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781316631195


ISBN 10:   1316631192
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Hardy's 'shifted [...] centre of altruism': an ethics of encounter and empathy; 1. What does it mean to be a creature?; 2. 'The only things we believe in are the sheep and the dogs'; 3. 'Artful' creatures, part one: animal language; 4. 'Artful' creatures, part two: can a snake have a face?; 5. 'Artful' creatures, part three: 'pre-posthumanist' Hardy; 6. Useful creatures: rethinking Hardy's humanitarianism.

Reviews

'... an important and welcome contribution to Hardy scholarship. ... West's volume serves as a good beginning point ... on this compelling and complex subject. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.' R. D. Morrison, CHOICE 'Thomas Hardy and Animals is an outstanding piece of work that makes an important contribution to Hardy studies and to scholarship on animals in the Victorian period.' Jennifer McDonell, Victorian Studies '... West's excellent study provides a very welcome introduction to the 'creatures' that play so notable a part in Hardy's oeuvre.' Adrian Tait, The British Society for Literature and Science


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Anna West is an early career researcher specializing in Victorian literature and animal studies. Since receiving her PhD from the University of St Andrews, where her research was funded by a Macpherson studentship, she has published articles on Thomas Hardy, Victorian science and literature, and Victorian farming practices in relation to ovine disease. She is a member of the Thomas Hardy Society, the British Association for Victorian Studies, the North American Victorian Studies Association, the Midwest Victorian Studies Association, and the French Association for Thomas Hardy Studies.

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