Reading Slaughter - Abattoir Fictions, Space, and Empathy in Late Modernity (1st ed. 2022)

Reading Slaughter: Abattoir Fictions, Space, and Empathy in Late Modernity examines literary depictions of slaughterhouses from the development of the industrial abattoir in the late nineteenth century to today. The book focuses on how increasing and ongoing isolation and concealment of slaughter from the surrounding society affects readings and depictions of slaughter and abattoirs in literature, and on the degree to which depictions of animals being slaughtered creates an avenue for empathic reactions in the reader or the opportunity for reflections on human-animal relations. Through chapters on abattoir fictions in relation to narrative empathy, anthropomorphism, urban spaces, rural spaces, human identities and horror fiction, Sune Borkfelt contributes to debates in literary animal studies, human-animal studies and beyond.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2022
Authors:	Sune Borkfelt
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Pages:	279
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-098917-0
Categories:	Books
LSN:	3-03-098917-8
Barcode:	9783030989170

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