ISBN: 9780472108268

The Cat and the Human Imagination is a fascinating historical survey of the changing cultural attitudes towards cats and the myriad ways that they have been depicted in literature and art… More...

The Cat and the Human Imagination is a fascinating historical survey of the changing cultural attitudes towards cats and the myriad ways that they have been depicted in literature and art. This book examines the changing images -- fertility goddess, sly little predator, agent of Satan, avenging witness, aristocrat, friend, spirit of the home, bloodthirsty killer, seductive female -- and relates them to the contexts in which they arose. It also analyzes how human attitudes towards cats seem to have evolved in parallel with attitudes toward animals, toward authority, and toward gender. Katharine M. Rogers seeks out the cats who make appearances in an impressive range of literary and artistic works, providing the first critical look at the symbolic functioning of cat characters in Poe's "The Black Cat", Dickens's Bleak House, and Zola's Therese Raquin, among other literary works. The historical and artistic range covered is impressive, creating a rich compendium that is the ideal book the cat lover seeking a refreshingly substantial and scholarly work about this fascinating animal. "This book is a classic -- something every cat-loving intellectual will have to own". -- Emily Toth, Louisiana State University The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield Rogers, Katharine M., University of Michigan Press<

ISBN: 9780472108268

Univ of Michigan Pr. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible e… More...

Univ of Michigan Pr. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Univ of Michigan Pr<

ISBN: 9780472108268

Univ of Michigan Pr. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible e… More...

Univ of Michigan Pr. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Univ of Michigan Pr<

1998, ISBN: 0472108263

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780472108268], [PU: Univ. of Michigan Press (1998) Ann Arbor, MI], GENERAL HISTORY 9/12/12, Jacket, Very good minus, light shelfwear. First Printing Cloth Lightly edgeworn jacket.

ISBN: 9780472108268

Hardcover book. 224 pages. Published by University of Michigan Press Media > Book, [PU: University of Michigan Press]