The Animal Part: Human and Other Animals in the Poetic Imagination

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Exploring the intersection of literary imagination and the lives of other animals, this work delves into how writers from ancient Greece to modernism have articulated animal suffering and drawn parallels between human and animal societies. Through the lens of various poets, including Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams, the author examines the potential insights gained from viewing the world from an animal's perspective, highlighting the rich dialogue between humanity and the animal experience across literary history.