Animal-Human Hybridity in d'Aulnoy's "Babiole" and "Prince Wild Boar.".

This article considers the interpretative challenge for fairy tales that is posed by animal studies, which focuses on the specificity of animals and their relation to humans. The animal-human hybridity that is central to metamorphosis tales is especially significant in this respect because it at lea...

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Publicado en:Marvels & Tales Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 244 - 261
Autor principal: Seifert, Lewis C.
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Wayne State University Press 2011
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        Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 1651-1705
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        Animals in literature
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