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.
| ISBN: | 9781793611062 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2020 |
| Author: | Françoise Besson, Zélia Bora, Scott Slovic |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Series: | Ecocritical Theory and Practice |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Cats as pets Dogs as pets Nature and the natural world: general interest |
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.
Reading Cats and Dogs features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Cats as pets, Dogs as pets, Nature and the natural world: general interest
Reading Cats and Dogs is available in Hardback
Reading Cats and Dogs was written by Françoise Besson, Zélia Bora, Scott Slovic and published by Lexington Books
Reading Cats and Dogs has 300 pages
Yes it is part of Ecocritical Theory and Practice series
£90.00