Introducing Medieval Animal Names

""This exceptional book on animal-naming opens a new field in medieval studies. Parsons skilfully shows how the names bestowed upon animals expose broader attitudes to the natural world and human and non-human subjectivity.""-- ""Merridee L. Bailey, associate member, faculty of history, University of Oxford"" ""This is a lively, accessible and thought-provoking book. Drawing from texts and material culture across Latin, Arabic and European vernacular contexts, the author offers a vibrant view of animal-human relations in the medieval world. Readers will encounter fascinating forms of intimacy across species - and may also find themselves asking new questions about medieval kinship, class, race and disability.""-- ""Professor Jonathan Hsy, George Washington University""