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本书以环境伦理学为切入点，研究12至15世纪英国作家在拉丁语、盎格鲁－诺曼语和中世纪英语作品中对人与动物关系的再现和环境伦理的展示。研究涉及玛丽、尼格尔、乔叟、“猫头鹰”诗人、“哈夫洛克”诗人、马洛礼、曼德维尔和多名佚名诗人的作品，以文本中动物与人的多重关系、动物的再现政治为重点进行细读研究，探讨人性与动物性、叙事策略和道德意识、动物与文化隐喻的关系，观照这些作家在中世纪英国动物叙事文学发展方面所做出的贡献。