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The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield.

The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield.

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The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield.

The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield.

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First Printing. ISBN: 0472108263. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, light crease at foot of spine. Otherwise fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo, 222 pp.

First Printing. ISBN: 0472108263. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, light crease at foot of spine. Otherwise fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo, 222 pp.

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0472108263 Hardcover With Dust Jacket, Condition: Fair (book) /Fair (jacket).

0472108263 Hardcover With Dust Jacket, Condition: Fair (book) /Fair (jacket).

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0472108263.
8vo; 222 pages.

0472108263.
8vo; 222 pages.

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0.82 x 9.3 x 6.32 Inches; 222 pages; The Cat and the Human Imagination is a

0472108263.
0.82 x 9.3 x 6.32 Inches; 222 pages; 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. Feline images have permeated civilization since the time of the ancient Egyptians, and during this time the status of the cat has changed dramatically. The 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 towards animals, towards authority, and towards gender. Western literature and visual art have reflected this change, developing from bare sketches to richly varied expressions of feline personality and human interaction with cats. 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 for 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. (No one, of course, ever really owns a cat--but everyone should own this book. ) It's the kind of book you want to quote from at the vet's, or cocktail parties, or whenever you get the urge to convert a dog lover to the true faith. "--Emily Toth, Louisiana State UniversityKatharine M. Rogers is Professor Emerita of English, City University of New York. Her previous books include Feminism in Eighteenth-Century England and Frances Burney: The World of "Female Difficulties. "

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222 pages bound in gold cloth boards with dust jacket.

222 pages bound in gold cloth boards with dust jacket.

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Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 224 p. Audience: General/trade.
like new with very slight edge wear to DJ. See scan of actual book. Very nice copy!

Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 224 p. Audience: General/trade.
like new with very slight edge wear to DJ. See scan of actual book. Very nice copy!

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. Hardcover. University of Michigan Press, 1998. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust

. Hardcover. University of Michigan Press, 1998. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box.

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Excellent condition. New-unused and unread. Faint shelf wear.

Excellent condition. New-unused and unread. Faint shelf wear.

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Almost like new, except for light shelfwear. Inscribed by author.

Almost like new, except for light shelfwear. Inscribed by author.

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0472108263.
Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

0472108263.
Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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8vo. 222 pp. Cover has sl. edgewear. Former owner's inscription to fep. Dj has small scratch to back.

8vo. 222 pp. Cover has sl. edgewear. Former owner's inscription to fep. Dj has small scratch to back. Investigation of the changing cultural attitudes toward cats and how they have been depicted in art and literature over time.

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