The Mark of the Beast: The Medieval Bestiary in Art, Life, and Literature

by Debra Hassig (Editor)

Overview

The medieval bestiary was a contribution to didactic religious literature, addressing concerns central to all walks of Christian and secular life. These essays analyze the bestiary from both literary and art historical perspectives, exploring issues including kinship, romance, sex, death, and the afterlife.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415928946
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/27/2000
Series:	Garland Library of Medieval Literature
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Debra Hassig Ph.D. is a Reader at the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments , Introduction , Abbreviations , Figures A-k , Part 1.Social Realities , The Lion, Bloodline, and Kinship Margaret Haist , Misericord Owls and Medieval Anti-Semitism Mariko Miyzkazi , Part 2. Mortal Lessons , Bestiary Lessons on Pride and Lust Carmen Brown , Sex and the Bestiaries Debbra Hassig , The Phoenix and the Resurrection Valerie Jones , Part 3. Classical Inheritances , Did Imaginary Animals Exist Pamela Gravestock , Classical Ideology in the Medieval Bestiary J. Holli Wheatcroft , Part 4. Reading Beasts , Taboos and the Noly on Bodley 764 Alison Syme , Silences' Beasts Michelle Bolduc , Appendix: List of Bestiary and Physiologus Manuscripts , Contributors , Index of Creatures