Wolves And the Wilderness in the Middle Ages - Couverture rigide

Pluskowski, Professor Aleksander

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843832364 ISBN 13 : 9781843832362

Editeur : The Boydell Press, 2006

Synopsis

The wolf, a common metaphor for vice in medieval Christian literature, is today an iconic symbol of the intense fear and insecurity that some associate with the middle ages. In reality, responses to wolves varied across medieval Europe. Although not dependent on the wilderness, wolves were conceptually linked to this environment - which although on the fringes of medieval society, became increasingly exploited from the eighth to fourteenth centuries, so bringing people and livestock closer to the wolf. This book compares responses to wolves, focusing on two regions, Britain and southern Scandinavia. It looks at the distribution of wolves in the landscape, their potential impact as predators on both animals and people, and their use as commodities, in literature, art, cosmology and identity. It also investigates the reasons (both practical and cultural) for the eradication of wolves in England, but their survival on the Scandinavian peninsula. ALEKSANDER PLUSKOWSKI is Junior Research Fellow in Medieval Archaeology, Clare College, Cambridge

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Boydell Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843832364
• ISBN 13: 9781843832362
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible