Introducing the Medieval Fox (Paperback)

Paperback. A wide-ranging account of the fox in medieval culture. By turns enchanting and erudite, Introducing the Medieval Fox traces the cultural history of the sly vixen back to its source in early modern Europe. Through fables and stories about the foxs cunning escapades across epic poetry, bestiaries, paintings, statues, and stained glass, Paul Wackers offers the broadest introduction to the foxs role in medieval culture. This is a short cultural history of the fox in the Middle Ages, outlining medieval views on foxes and illustrating them with text fragments and visual images. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.