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The Mark of the Beast

The Medieval Bestiary in Art, Life, and Literature

  • Hardback
  • 252 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm

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The medieval bestiary was the culmination and apogee of allegorical functions for animals, assembling stories and pictures of beasts and birds for purposes of moral instruction and courtly entertainment. It is indisputable that the bestiaries were an important medieval contribution to didactic religious literature. But far from comprising an isolated, specialist's genre available only to the religious and literate elite, bestiaries addressed concerns central to virtually all walks of Christian life. Art historical and literary essays with consistent emphasis on text and image analysis explore a variety of important issues treated both in the bestiaries and in their fore-runner, the "physiologus". These issues include the Church, the monarchy, anti-semitism, fantastic beasts, classical thought, romance, sex and death. Together, the essays clearly demonstrate how bestiaries both address and further develop some of the most important concerns of the Middle Ages, ultimately playing a significant role in the creation of their own cultural milieu.
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  • Author

    Debra Hassig

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Ltd

  • Published

    July 2000

  • Weight

    296g

  • Page Count

    252

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415928946

  • ISBN-10

    041592894X

  • Eden Code

    1192020

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