Reading Cats and Dogs - Companion Animals in World Literature (Hardcover)

Throughout the world, people spend much of their time with animal companions of various kinds, frequently with cats and dogs. What meanings do we make of these relationships? In the ecocritical collection Reading cats and Dogs, a diverse array of scholars considers the philosophy, literature, and film devoted to human relationships with companion species. In addition to illuminating famous animal stories by Beatrix Potter, Jack London, Italo Svevo, and Michael Ondaatje, readers are introduced to the dog poems of Shuntaro Tanikawa, a Turkish documentary on stray cats as neighborhood companions, and the representation of diverse animal companions in Cameroonian novels. Focusing on "Stray and Feral Companions," "The Usefulness of Companion Animals," and "Problematizing Companion Animals," Reading Cats and Dogs aims both to confirm and topple readers' assumptions about the fellow travelers with whom we share our lives, our streets and fields, and our planet. Fifteen contributors from various countries reveal the aesthetic, ethical, and psychological complexities of our multispecies relationships, demonstrating the richness of ecocritical animal studies.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Ecocritical Theory and Practice
Release date:	December 2020
Editors:	Zelia M. Bora • Marianne Marroum • Scott Slovic
Contributors:	Athane Adrahane • Karla Armbruster • Zelia M. Bora • Claire Cazajous-Auge • OEnder Cetin • Chen Hong • Qianqian Cheng
Dimensions:	241 x 160 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-1-79361-106-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Cats Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Dogs > General Promotions
LSN:	1-79361-106-8
Barcode:	9781793611062

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