The Animals of Spain
The Animals of Spain

Author: Abel Alves

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-07-14

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 9004193898

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An overlooked area in the burgeoning field of animal studies is explored: the way nonhuman animals in the early modern Spanish empire were valued companions, as well as economic resources. Montaigne was not alone in his appreciation of animal life.

Novelty
Novelty

Author: John Crowley

Publisher: Doubleday Books

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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"Four stories"--Jacket subtitle.

Sad Animal Facts
Sad Animal Facts

Author: Brooke Barker

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1250095093

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New York Times Bestseller! A delightful and quirky compendium of the Animal Kingdom’s more unfortunate truths, with over 150 hand-drawn illustrations. Ever wonder what a mayfly thinks of its one-day lifespan? (They’re curious what a sunset is.) Or how a jellyfish feels about not having a heart? (Sorry, but they’re not sorry.) This melancholy menagerie pairs the more unsavory facts of animal life with their hilarious thoughts and reactions. Sneakily informative, and wildly witty, SAD ANIMAL FACTS will have you crying with laughter.

Japanese and Western Literature
Japanese and Western Literature

Author: Armando Martins Janeira

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1462912133

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Japanese and Western Literature delves deeply into Japanese culture to discover the concepts that similarize and differentiate Japanese and Western literary creations. Paralleling Japanese literary creations and fundamental thought with those of the West, the author draws many illuminating comparisons: for example, between the novels of Murasaki Shikibu and Marcel Proust, between the Portuguese poet Torga and the haiku master Issa, and between the picaresque novel in Japan and in the West. Contrastive studies are also made into such concepts as time, nature, love, and tragedy. This broad yet incisive survey of Japanese literarily genres and themes is more than a comparative study of literature, however; it is an attempt to grasp the core of Japanese culture by setting it against world culture. From this born a complex of new ideas and problems, and author is able to probe the extent of Western influence on Japanese fiction, poetry, and essays in the past hundred years.