Introducing the Medieval Fox
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This is a short cultural history of the fox in the Middle Ages, outlining medieval views on foxes and illustrating them with text fragments and visual images.
A wide-ranging account of the fox in medieval culture.
By turns enchanting and erudite, Introducing the Medieval Fox traces the cultural history of the sly vixen back to its source in early modern Europe. Through fables and stories about the fox’s cunning escapades across epic poetry, bestiaries, paintings, statues, and stained glass, Paul Wackers offers the broadest introduction to the fox’s role in medieval culture.
Series: Medieval Animals
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Experts praise the book as an erudite and concise introduction to the fox’s medieval symbolism and lore. Michael Waltenberger highlights its insight into the fox’s ambivalent, morally complex image, while Jan Ziolkowski lauds Wackers’s expert tracking of the creature’s enduring presence in romance and learned literature.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781786839886
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 February 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Illustration: Not illustrated
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Paul Wackers is emeritus professor of historical Dutch literature at Utrecht University and honorary president of the International Reynard Society.
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