Controlling Animals: Vain Attempts at Immortality in Three Works of Fiction

Michael Paul Reichstein

ISBN 10: 3631916744 / ISBN 13: 9783631916742

Published by Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers, 2024

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Based on the analytical framework of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Becker, Controlling Animals makes use of the notion of the heroic ideal to exposedysfunctional attempts at immortality through the interpretation of three works of fiction. In this work, the author demonstrates to readers the flawed pursuit of attempting to avert death through the subjugation of animals. This pursuit is often orchestrated under the guise of the biblical concept of dominion from the Book of Genesis. In short, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the inextricable bond to the natural world and the fragile and tenuous existence in which humans live. The text also underscores the impending need for humans to make meaningful choices that are useful to the world while maintaining respect and deference to their animal co-inhabitants.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Controlling Animals: Vain Attempts at Immortality in Three Works of Fiction
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631916744
• ISBN 13: 9783631916742
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 13D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 305 grams

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Synopsis

The central thesis of this book is to utilize the notion of the heroic ideal and the immortality projects that humans pursue to fulfill that ideal. This analytical framework will shed light on how characters in select novels impose their will on and subjugate animals in a futile attempt to avert death.

About the Author

Michael Paul Reichstein is a graduate of Carleton College (Northfield, MN), where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. He also holds Master’s degrees from The S.I.T. Graduate Institute (Brattleboro, VT), Arcadia University (Glenside, PA), and the Free University of Berlin in Intercultural Management, Education, and English Studies respectively. Additionally, he holds a Ph.D. degree from the Free University of Berlin, specializing in Animal Studies.