Norris, Margot. ,  <br/><br/>
Beasts of the Modern Imagination  Darwin, Nietzsche, Kafka, Ernst, and Lawrence / 
Margot Norris. 
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<br/><br/> Originally published as Johns Hopkins Press, 1985 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction: The biocentric tradition -- 2. Darwin's reading of nature -- 3. Darwin, Nietzsche, Kafka, and the problem of mimesis -- 5. Nietzsche's Ecce homo: Behold the beast -- 6. Kafka's "Josefine": The animal as the negative site of narration -- 7. Max Ernst: The rhetorical beast of the visual arts -- 8. The ontology of D.H. Lawrence's St. Mawr -- 9. The animal and violence in Hemingway's Death in the afternoon -- 10. Conclusion: The biocentric tradition in context. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421430263 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Hemingway, Ernest,  1899-1961.  Death in the afternoon.  <br/>Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930.  Escaped cock. <br/>Ernst, Max, 1891-1976. <br/>Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 --Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 --Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 --Influence.<br/>Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. <br/>Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 --Influence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychoanalysis and literature.<br/>Literature and science.<br/>Art, Modern--20th century.<br/>Mimesis in literature.<br/>Animals in literature.<br/>Anthropomorphism.<br/>Human beings--Animal nature.<br/>Comparative literature--Themes, motives.<br/>Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Electronic books. <br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN56.M25  / N67 1985 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>809/.93384