{"product_id":"the-cat-and-the-human-katharine-m-rogers-9780472087501","title":"The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Cat and the Human Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBleak House\u003c\/i\u003e, and Zola's \u003ci\u003eTherese Raquin\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \"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 University\u003cbr\u003e Katharine M. Rogers is Professor Emerita of English, City University of New York. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eFeminism in Eighteenth-Century England\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrances Burney: The World of \"Female Difficulties.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katharine M. Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472087509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472087501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 5.60w x 0.62d","brand":"Katharine M. Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482435772671,"sku":"9780472087501","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc5cd704-8685-4a7e-9fcf-d11f2690cd3d.jpg?v=1715998526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cat-and-the-human-katharine-m-rogers-9780472087501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}