The History of Pompey the Little - Or, The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog (Paperback, Critical ed.)

Pompey the Little, the canine narrator of this story, is a uniquely observant and witty guide to eighteenth-century culture, both high and low. In the course of the novel Pompey is passed from owner to owner, offering a panoramic vision of English and European societies in the period. Written with sparkling irony, The History of Pompey is an important example of an "it-narrative," or a narrative written from a non-human perspective; this genre allows the novelist to move between levels of society and to observe human behaviour from an outsider's perspective. The rich selection of historical documents in the appendices to this Broadview edition includes a similar narrative told by a cat, along with other writings on eighteenth-century attitudes towards animals.

General

Imprint:	Broadview Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Broadview Editions
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	Francis Coventry
Editors:	Nicholas Hudson
Dimensions:	142 x 215 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
Edition:	Critical ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-55111-734-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-55111-734-7
Barcode:	9781551117348

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