Fox

by Wallen, Martin

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Title Statements

Full title :Fox / Martin Wallen.

Summary

Overview: We know very little about the fox and its habits-and our ignorance, Martin Wallen argues, is rooted in the fox's bad reputation. Lowly, sly, and classified as vermin, foxes raid henhouses and garbage bins, spread disease, and injure domestic pets. At the same time, foxes are often considered beautiful, mysterious, and even oddly human. This book is the first to fully explore the fox as the object of both derision and fascination, from the forests of North America to the deserts of Africa to the Arctic tundra. Whether portrayed as an unrepentant thief, a shape-shifter, or an outlaw, the fox's primary purpose in literature, Wallen demonstrates, is to disrupt human order. In Chinese folklore, for example, the fox becomes a cunning mistress, luring human men away from their wives. Wallen also discusses the numerous ways in which fox-related terms have entered the vernacular, from "foxy lady" to the process of "foxing," or souring beer during fermentation. Thoughtful and illuminating, Fox shows that this lovely creature is as beguiling as it is controversial.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Reaktion books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

Description:206 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color) ; : 19 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781861892973, 1861892977
oclc:ocm67375486
LC Classification:QL737.C22
Dewey Decimal:599.775

Subjects

Animals and civilization Animaux et civilisation Folklore Fox hunting Foxes Foxes -- Folklore Foxes in art Foxes in literature Fuchs, ? Human-animal relationships Kultur Nonfiction Relations homme-animal Renards Renards -- Chasse Renards -- Folklore