Abstract
The medieval interest into and perception of animals leads in a variety of different directions, from becoming aware of known and unknown phenomena in the natural world to recognizing them as models and comparative patterns in one’s own life. The discussion of slowness and speed of various representatives of the faunal world, in these contexts, played a significant role that not only helped medieval people in the understanding of parts of nature but, in particular, assisted them to understand themselves.
… nos deux mondes se rejoignent.
L’animal peut faire parfois mieux que l’homme.
Il peut également faire aussi mal.
(Lenoir 2017, 81)
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Jaritz, G. (2021). Medieval Animals: The Fast and the Slow. In: Bartosiewicz, L., Choyke, A.M. (eds) Medieval Animals on the Move. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63888-7_4
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