This book surveys the role of animals across literary history. It explores how engaging with animals alters our understanding of what it means to write and read, and why this is important for thinking about a series of cultural, ethical, political, and scientific developments and controversies.

This book surveys the role of animals across literary history. It explores how engaging with animals alters our understanding of what it means to write and read, and why this is important for thinking about a series of cultural, ethical, political, and scientific developments and controversies.