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Animal Studies and the Deconstruction of Character

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2020

Bruce Boehrer
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My argument here is simple: that the problem of literary character can best be understood from the standpoint of animal studies, as an instance of broader philosophical and scientific problems in theorizing the human/animal divide.

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Theories and Methodologies
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PMLA , Volume 124 , Issue 2 , March 2009 , pp. 542 - 547
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Copyright © Modern Language Association of America, 2009

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