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Playfulness, Animals and Learning in Early Medieval Texts

by Brian Cook

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  • Hardback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: Boydell and Brewer
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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For historians and early medieval enthusiasts

Explores how animals symbolise life lessons

Refreshes your view of medieval learning

An engaging look at how animals and play were used to teach valuable lessons in early medieval texts.

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Examines literary play as a lens for rethinking the human-animal boundary in early medieval culture - from Bede and Beowulf to Augustine of Hippo and Isidore of Seville.

  • Title

    Playfulness, Animals and Learning in Early Medieval Texts

  • Author

    Brian Cook

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Boydell and Brewer

  • Published

    December 2026

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781843848400

  • ISBN-10

    1843848406

  • Eden Code

    7586494