Animal Soundscapes in Anglo-Norman Texts

by Liam Lewis

The barks, hoots and howls of animals and birds pierce through the experience of medieval texts. In captivating episodes of communication between species, a mandrake shrieks when uprooted from the ground, a saint preaches to the animals, and a cuckoo causes turmoil at the parliament of birds with his familiar call. This book considers a range of such episodes in Old French verse texts, including bestiaries, treatises on language, the Life of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843846225
• ISBN13: 9781843846222
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.4"