Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature: Abattoir Fictions, Space, and Empathy in Late Modernity

Borkfelt, Sune

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2023-05-08

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030989170

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98915-6

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 279