Introducing Medieval Animal Names

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol sy'n edrych ar yr enwau a roes pobl ganoloesol ar eu hanifeiliaid, o'r tyner i'r gwallgof. Ystyrir pam y dewiswyd yr enwau, a defnyddir y wybodaeth i ddehongli safbwyntiau canoloesol tuag at fyd natur yn ei ehangder.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This book surveys the names medieval people gave their pets, livestock and other creatures, ranging from the tender to bizarre. It considers why these names were chosen, and uses them to interpret medieval attitudes towards the natural world at large.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

1: Where Are You?: Naming and its Questions 2: Uncommon Nouns: Hunting for Animal Names 3: Former Address: Naming Before the Middle Ages 4: Type Casting: Naming and Species 5: Improper Nouns: Human and Animal Names 6: Final Call: Conclusions 7: Select Bibliography

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Ben Parsons is Associate Professor at the University of Leicester. He has published widely on medieval and Renaissance culture, including the books Punishment and Medieval Education (2018) and Two Middle English Prayer Cycles (2023).