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   Anthropomorphism in Patricia Highsmith's Fiction  
   
نویسنده alshiban afra
منبع jordan journal of modern languages and literature - 2017 - دوره : 9 - شماره : 1 - صفحه:1 -17
چکیده    For decades, scientists objected strongly to ascribing human characteristics to animals (anthropomorphism), proclaiming that feelings and emotions belonged solely to human beings. however, prolific american writer patricia highsmith was adamant that sentient beings possessed cognitive capabilities and emotional capacities, a conviction held by darwin two centuries ago. highsmith’s love for animals led her to adopt them as pets, include them in her plots, dedicate novels to them, and even to write exclusively about them. the animal-lovers' book of beastly murder, is a case in point. in this collection of short stories, highsmith’s anthropomorphic imagination emerges in full swing when sentient beings are given names, characters, personalities, emotions, feelings, and biographies. viewed primarily as a writer of crime fiction, highsmith’s liberationist stance was left unexplored until this study decided to call attention to it from the position of animal-standpoint criticism.
کلیدواژه Anthropomorphism ,animals ,humans ,Patricia Highsmith ,liberationists ,animal stand-point criticism ,multidisciplinary
آدرس al imam university, Saudi Arabia
 
     
   
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