Visions of Caliban: On chimpanzees and people. By Dale Peterson and Jane Goodall. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1993. 367 pp. ISBN 0-395-53760-6. $22.95 (cloth)

People and chimpanzees, the evolving rel

People and chimpanzees, the evolving relationship. Review of visions of Caliban: On chimpanzees and people, by Dale Peterson and Jane Goodall. Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993, 367 pp, 21 photos, $22.95

✍ Mark A. Rosenthal 📂 Article 📅 1994 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 119 KB

This book is a unique look at chimpanzees and their long relationship with mankind, both good and bad. The story of this relationship is revealed to the reader using Shakespeare's play The Tempest and the "half beastlhalf man" character, Caliban. Peterson examines how Caliban is treated, and draws c