| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Medieval animals |
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Medieval animals.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Series Editors' Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Plates and illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Swan in Natural History:The Swan's Song -- 2 The Swan in Literature:Transformation of Men, Women, and Children -- 3 The Swan at Court:The Descendants of the Swan Knight -- 4 The Swan in Practice:Cookery, Husbandry, and the Law -- 5 Swansong:The Afterlives of the Medieval Swan -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Primary -- Secondary -- Websites/News Articles -- Online Sources for Images -- Objects -- Index |
| Summary |
This book examines the swan in medieval literature, spanning from Classical to Early Modern associations |
| Subject |
English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
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Swans in literature.
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English literature -- Middle English
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Swans in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1786838419 |
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9781786838414 |
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9781786838407 |
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1786838400 |
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