Becoming Centaur - Eighteenth-Century Masculinity and English Horsemanship

Explores the history of horse-human relationships over the long eighteenth century, and how these relationships in turn influenced performances of gender. Examines the agential influence of horses in their riders' lives, horses on stage and the early circus, and the politicization of human-animal being.

Info autore

Monica Mattfeld is Assistant Professor of English and History at the University of Northern British Columbia and coeditor of Performing Animals, also published by Penn State University Press.

Riassunto

Explores the history of horse-human relationships over the long eighteenth century, and how these relationships in turn influenced performances of gender. Examines the agential influence of horses in their riders’ lives, horses on stage and the early circus, and the politicization of human-animal being.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Monica Mattfeld, Monica (Associate Professor Mattfeld, Mattfeld Monica
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.03.2017
• EAN: 9780271075778
• ISBN: 978-0-271-07577-8
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 567 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Animalibus; Animalibus
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura > Cavalli, equitazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Circus, Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, PERFORMING ARTS / Circus, PETS / Horses, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Gender studies, gender groups, General and world history, Horses & ponies