Equine Fictions: Human-Horse Relationships in Twenty-First-Century Writing
Publication information
OKM publication type
C1
Category
Kirjat ja muut erillisteokset
Sub category
Tieteelliset kirjat
Refereed
Kyllä
Publication channel information
ISBN (print)
978-1-5275-3226-7
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication forum ID
5177
Publication forum level
1
Country of publication
United Kingdom
Internationality
Yes
Detailed publication information
Publication year
2019
Reporting year
2019
Language of publication
English
Co-publication information
International co-publication
No
Co-publication with a company
No
Classification and additional information
MinEdu field of science classification
6121 Languages, 6122 Literature studies, 616 Other humanities
Additional information
This innovative volume approaches the intriguing relationship between humans and horses in 21st-century Anglophone fiction and autobiography from the perspectives of affect and politics. It addresses the strong emotional power attached to the human-horse bond, and contextualizes horse narratives within debates concerning identity and its politics. The in-depth analysis deals with topics such as the intertwinement of humans and animals, healing, mourning, and nostalgia in horse narratives, and the formation of gendered and national identities. The volume pays particular attention to life writing by Susan Richards, Rupert Isaacson, and Buck Brannaman, fiction by Gillian Mears and Jane Smiley, and Follyfoot fanfiction. Because of its focus on narratives telling of today's human-horse encounters and its explicit attention to diverse textual forms, this book represents a unique contribution to the study of human-horse encounters in contemporary writing, and will be of particular use to scholars working in human-animal studies, Anglophone literature, and American studies.,