Animal Rights and the Politics of Literary Representation

This book addresses the question of animal rights in the context of literary criticism. Working from a committed position, it asks the question, 'What would literary studies look like if we took animal rights seriously?' It offers critical surveys of the

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Animal Rights and the Politics of Literary Representation

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John Simons

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