{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-animals-in-the-renaissance-paperback","title":"A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Boehrer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Renaissance was an extraordinary period of change in the West, fuelled by changing cultural formations, shifting empires, the growth in exploration, and developments in science and technology.\u003ci\u003e A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e presents a broad overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering the period 1400 to 1600, the volume explores a wide range of topics, from the symbolic role of birds in early modern writing to the development of illustrated works of natural history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107938242695,"sku":"9781847888198","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1c134c1b6821f8553f9531e26b9472d5.webp?v=1732460982","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-animals-in-the-renaissance-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}