“Land-Minds” and “Soft Human Paws:” Animals in the Poetry of Derek Mahon
In this analysis of the Northern Irish poet Derek Mahon’s production, I will try to show how his poems convey the fundamental assumption that humans and animals are reciprocally sensitive to the encounter with the other, that there is a relationship of mutual implication and dependence between them....
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| Main Author: | Beatrice Orlandini |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Caliban: French Journal of English Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/caliban/8919 |
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