Imperial beast fables : animals, cosmopolitanism, and the British Empire /: animals, cosmopolitanism, and the British Empire. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kaori Nagai.
• Authors: Nagai, Kaori
• Contents: Introduction: Rats in the Box.- Chapter 1: Winged Tales: The Advent of the Imperial Beast Fable.- Chapter 2: 'Once Upon a Time When Animals Spoke': Theories of the Beast Fable.- Chapter 3: Into the Chinese Boxes: The Jungle Books.- Chapter 4: Kangaroo Notebook: Abe's Metatherian Journey.- Chapter 5: Animal Alphabets: Chesterton's Dog, Browning's Rats, Lear's Blue Baboon.- Chapter 6: Fabling Cosmopolitanism: The Ark Esperanto.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 398.24/509; Fables -- History and criticism; Animals in literature; Human-animal relationships in literature; Imperialism in literature; Cosmopolitanism; English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3030514935; 9783030514938
• Related ISBNs: 3030514927; 9783030514921
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 20, 2020).
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.