Human minds and animal stories : how narratives make us care about other species /

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Main Author: Maecki, Wojciech (Professor of literary theory) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Series:Routledge studies in world literatures and the environment.
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Table of Contents:
  • Texts, statistics, and deception: on our investigative method
  • A monkey, a book, and Facebook, or how to catch a story in the act
  • Does it matter if it is true? on slaughterhouses, fiction, and non-fiction
  • Does it matter how it is told? on species, stylistics, and voices
  • Does it matter who it is about? on chimpanzees, lizards, and other main characters
  • How does it work? from readerly pleasure to animal cruelty
  • How long will it work? a short chapter on attitudinal impact over time
  • Conclusions, speculations, and prospects
  • Appendices.