Aleksander Pluskowski: Wolves and the Wilderness in the Middle Ages (2006)

Wolves and the Wilderness in the Middle Ages ist ein Fachbuch von Aleksander Pluskowski aus dem Jahr 2006.

The wolf, a common metaphor for vice in medieval Christian literature, is today an iconic symbol of the intense fear and insecurity that some associate with the middle ages. In reality, responses to wolves varied across medieval Europe. Although not dependent on the wilderness, wolves were conceptually linked to this environment - which although on the fringes of medieval society, became increasingly exploited from the eighth to fourteenth centuries, so bringing people and livestock closer to the wolf.

This book compares responses to wolves, focusing on two regions, Britain and southern Scandinavia. It looks at the distribution of wolves in the landscape, their potential impact as predators on both animals and people, and their use as commodities, in literature, art, cosmology and identity. It also investigates the reasons (both practical and cultural) for the eradication of wolves in England, but their survival on the Scandinavian peninsula.

Die gebundene Ausgabe hat einen Umfang von 248 Seiten und erschien im Oktober 2006 im Verlag The Boydell Press (ISBN 1843832364).

Über den Autor

Aleksander Pluskowski is Junior Research Fellow in Medieval Archaeology, Clare College, Cambridge.

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Wolves and the Wilderness in the Middle Ages

Autor: Aleksander Pluskowski

Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Inc (2006)

Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe, 240 pages