Animals in Art and Thought

Animals in Art and Thought
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 1039
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ISBN-13 : 9780429557750
ISBN-10 : 0429557752
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Book Synopsis Animals in Art and Thought by : Francis Klingender

Download or read book Animals in Art and Thought written by Francis Klingender and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 1039 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1971, Animals in Art and Thought discusses the ways in which animals have been used by man in art and literature. The book looks at how they have been used to symbolise religious, social and political beliefs, as well as their pragmatic use by hunters, sportsmen, and farmers. The book discusses these various attitudes in a survey which ranges from prehistoric cave art to the later Middle Ages. The book is especially concerned with uncovering the latent, as well as the manifest meanings of animal art, and presents a detailed examination of the literary and archaeological monuments of the periods covered in the book. The book discusses the themes of Creation myths of the pagan and Christian religion, the contribution of the animal art of the ancient contribution of the animal art of the ancient Orient to the development of the Romanesque and gothic styles in Europe, the use of beast fables in social or political satire, and the heroic associations of animals in medieval chivalry.


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