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Staging the Whale: Fiction and the Politics of Nature in Early Modern Spain
Staging the Whale: Fiction and the Politics of Nature in Early Modern Spain
Staging the Whale: Fiction and the Politics of Nature in Early Modern Spain

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202105219
ISBN  
9798291566121
DDC  
574.5
저자명  
Moya Perez, Dayanira.
서명/저자  
Staging the Whale: Fiction and the Politics of Nature in Early Modern Spain
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of Michigan, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
242 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-03, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Garcia Santo-Tomas, Enrique.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약Over the past two decades, the emerging discipline of Human-Animal Studies (HAS) has significantly increased scholarly interest in understanding the symbolic representations of animals in Early Modern Spanish zoological treatises and literature. HAS is dedicated to examining the roles animals play in sociocultural settings, their interactions with humans, and the meanings we attribute to these relationships. Traditionally, scholars have approached these representations predominantly from symbolic and metaphorical perspectives, as the humanists, poets, and playwrights of that era often depicted animals as mirrors of human virtues and vices. However, little has been written on how they were perceived in their natural environment, reflecting human politics and the ethics of animal treatment. My dissertation focuses on the early modern literary representations of the whale in Spanish literature, taking into account how it was understood and conceptualized in zoological treatises and the visual arts. I analyze how the whale was translated from its mythical and biological understanding to metaphors for sociocultural anxieties, as well as in debates on the ethical and legal aspects that were taking place at the time. This dissertation argues that Early Modern theatrical representations of the whale not only worked as metaphors for sociocultural and moral anxieties but also evoked concerns about the animal world. The mythical, Biblical, and biological understanding of the whale was captured onstage by playwrights such as Luis Quinones de Benavente, Francisco A. de Monteser, and Tirso de Molina, who in their plays tackled a wide range of pressing issues. Some of these questions were tied to centuries-old practices, such as the grotesque spectacle of animal trials, and the cruelty associated with whale hunting, to name a few, while others touched upon contemporary issues, such as critiques on the use of farthingales by mujeres emballenadas, or the carriage as a whale in Baroque Madrid.Recent scholarship focusing on the faunistic worldview and the study of the Anthropocene has proposed to avoid reductionist approaches in studies centered on literary fauna, which often exclusively examine their symbolic nature. These suggestions include not only evaluating the motives for the allegorical use of animals but also determining if authors present a representation congruent with zoological reality, as well as studying the interaction between humans and animals depicted in literary texts. Thus, the third and fourth chapters will show that the view of the time, although it deemed animals as inferior beings created by divinity for human service and use, began to recognize complex cognitive traits and physical characteristics in them. I analyze what I call an "early ecocritical perspective," a view shared by a minority of writers and philosophers who began to recognize other animals' sensory abilities and increasingly complex characteristics, which motivated a reconsideration of interactions and attitudes toward them. This recognition led some thinkers and authors to reconsider their interactions and attitudes. For example, acknowledging their capacity to feel pleasure and pain could lead them to sympathetic considerations about the harmful repercussions of anthropogenic activities on the animal world. To show specific literary ecological interventions, the fourth chapter examines the use of humor to express ecological concerns regarding the practices of animal criminal trials and whale hunting in La ballena by Francisco de Monteser.In addition to historical and literary analyses, this thesis incorporates contemporary thought on animal ethics to underscore the significance of Early Modern zoological knowledge, which began to acknowledge the sensitivity of animals and the impact of human interactions on their lives. Since the 20th century, Peter Singer's utilitarian view of speciesism in Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement (1975) has challenged the notion that humans possess unique qualities granting them superior status over animals. Since then contemporary research, including neurological studies, has provided anatomical evidence that animals possess nervous systems strikingly similar to our own. This similarity indicates that their reactions to pain, fear, anxiety, and stress are notably akin to human responses when faced with threats or danger. Recognizing early notions of pain is crucial, as the acknowledgment that what was once considered an inferior "other" possesses the ability to feel pain and suffering could have influenced early thinkers to reconsider the effects of human-animal interactions. By bridging historical perspectives with contemporary animal ethics, my research aims to highlight the enduring relevance of Early Modern views on animal cognition and sensitivity, ultimately enriching our understanding of both past and present ethical considerations regarding human-animal relationships.
일반주제명  
Ecology
일반주제명  
History
일반주제명  
Literature
일반주제명  
Romance literature
키워드  
Human-Animal Studies
키워드  
Early modern Spain
키워드  
Whale's literary representations
키워드  
Ecocriticism
키워드  
Animal ethics
기타저자  
University of Michigan Romance Languages & Literatures: Spanish
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03B.
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■520    ▼aOver  the  past  two  decades,  the  emerging  discipline  of  Human-Animal  Studies  (HAS)  has  significantly  increased  scholarly  interest  in  understanding  the  symbolic  representations  of  animals  in  Early  Modern  Spanish  zoological  treatises  and  literature.  HAS  is  dedicated  to  examining  the  roles  animals  play  in  sociocultural  settings,  their  interactions  with  humans,  and  the  meanings  we  attribute  to  these  relationships.  Traditionally,  scholars  have  approached  these  representations  predominantly  from  symbolic  and  metaphorical  perspectives,  as  the  humanists,  poets,  and  playwrights  of  that  era  often  depicted  animals  as  mirrors  of  human  virtues  and  vices.  However,  little  has  been  written  on  how  they  were  perceived  in  their  natural  environment,  reflecting  human  politics  and  the  ethics  of  animal  treatment.  My  dissertation  focuses  on  the  early  modern  literary  representations  of  the  whale  in  Spanish  literature,  taking  into  account  how  it  was  understood  and  conceptualized  in  zoological  treatises  and  the  visual  arts.  I  analyze  how  the  whale  was  translated  from  its  mythical  and  biological  understanding  to  metaphors  for  sociocultural  anxieties,  as  well  as  in  debates  on  the  ethical  and  legal  aspects  that  were  taking  place  at  the  time.  This  dissertation  argues  that  Early  Modern  theatrical  representations  of  the  whale  not  only  worked  as  metaphors  for  sociocultural  and  moral  anxieties  but  also  evoked  concerns  about  the  animal  world.  The  mythical,  Biblical,  and  biological  understanding  of  the  whale  was  captured  onstage  by  playwrights  such  as  Luis  Quinones  de  Benavente,  Francisco  A.  de  Monteser,  and  Tirso  de  Molina,  who  in  their  plays  tackled  a  wide  range  of  pressing  issues.  Some  of  these  questions  were  tied  to  centuries-old  practices,  such  as  the  grotesque  spectacle  of  animal  trials,  and  the  cruelty  associated  with  whale  hunting,  to  name  a  few,  while  others touched  upon  contemporary  issues,  such  as  critiques  on  the  use  of  farthingales  by  mujeres  emballenadas,  or  the  carriage  as  a  whale  in  Baroque  Madrid.Recent  scholarship  focusing  on  the  faunistic  worldview  and  the  study  of  the  Anthropocene  has  proposed  to  avoid  reductionist  approaches  in  studies  centered  on  literary  fauna,  which  often  exclusively  examine  their  symbolic  nature.  These  suggestions  include  not  only  evaluating  the  motives  for  the  allegorical  use  of  animals  but  also  determining  if  authors  present  a  representation  congruent  with  zoological  reality,  as  well  as  studying  the  interaction  between  humans  and  animals  depicted  in  literary  texts.  Thus,  the  third  and  fourth  chapters  will  show  that  the  view  of  the  time,  although  it  deemed  animals  as  inferior  beings  created  by  divinity  for  human  service  and  use,  began  to  recognize  complex  cognitive  traits  and  physical  characteristics  in  them.  I  analyze  what  I  call  an  "early  ecocritical  perspective,"  a  view  shared  by  a  minority  of  writers  and  philosophers  who  began  to  recognize  other  animals'  sensory  abilities  and  increasingly  complex  characteristics,  which  motivated  a  reconsideration  of  interactions  and  attitudes  toward  them.  This  recognition  led  some  thinkers  and  authors  to  reconsider  their  interactions  and  attitudes.  For  example,  acknowledging  their  capacity  to  feel  pleasure  and  pain  could  lead  them  to  sympathetic  considerations  about  the  harmful  repercussions  of  anthropogenic  activities  on  the  animal  world.  To  show  specific  literary  ecological  interventions,  the  fourth  chapter  examines  the  use  of  humor  to  express  ecological  concerns  regarding  the  practices  of  animal  criminal  trials  and  whale  hunting  in  La  ballena  by  Francisco  de  Monteser.In  addition  to  historical  and  literary  analyses,  this  thesis  incorporates  contemporary  thought  on  animal  ethics  to  underscore  the  significance  of  Early  Modern  zoological  knowledge,  which  began  to  acknowledge  the  sensitivity  of  animals  and  the  impact  of  human  interactions  on  their  lives.  Since  the  20th  century,  Peter  Singer's  utilitarian  view  of  speciesism  in  Animal  Liberation:  The  Definitive  Classic  of  the  Animal  Movement  (1975)  has  challenged  the  notion  that  humans possess  unique  qualities  granting  them  superior  status  over  animals.  Since  then  contemporary  research,  including  neurological  studies,  has  provided  anatomical  evidence  that  animals  possess  nervous  systems  strikingly  similar  to  our  own.  This  similarity  indicates  that  their  reactions  to  pain,  fear,  anxiety,  and  stress  are  notably  akin  to  human  responses  when  faced  with  threats  or  danger.  Recognizing  early  notions  of  pain  is  crucial,  as  the  acknowledgment  that  what  was  once  considered  an  inferior  "other"  possesses  the  ability  to  feel  pain  and  suffering  could  have  influenced  early  thinkers  to  reconsider  the  effects  of  human-animal  interactions.  By  bridging  historical  perspectives  with  contemporary  animal  ethics,  my  research  aims  to  highlight  the  enduring  relevance  of  Early  Modern  views  on  animal  cognition  and  sensitivity,  ultimately  enriching  our  understanding  of  both  past  and  present  ethical  considerations  regarding  human-animal  relationships.
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