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Description'You cannot help but fall in love with Grisby' Jeffrey Moussiaef Masson In this charming bestiary of exceptional dogs, Mikita Brottman reflects on the role dogs play in our world, all explored through her relationship with her dog Grisby and many other examples of the dogs of great writers and artists from literature, lore, and life. Structured like a leisurely stroll in the park, you will meet exceptional dogs in these pages: from 'Atma' the name given by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer to his succession of Standard poodles, to Frida Kahlo's hairless Mexican dog Xolotl, to Zemire the adored Italian greyhound of Catherine the Great. We meet Picasso's dachshund Lump; Freud's chow Yofi; Bill Sikes's mutt Bull's Eye in Oliver Twist; and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel Flush, whose biography was penned by Virginia Woolf. There are royal dogs, such as Prince Albert's greyhound Eos, and dogs cherished by authors, like Thomas Hardy's fox terrier, Wessex; and many many more. As Brottman ruminates on her relationship with Grisby, she draws support and inspiration from history, art, philosophy and literature. Author descriptionMikita Brottman, Ph.D, is a British-born and Oxford educated scholar, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic. She is the author of six previous books, including Offensive Films (Vanderbilt University Press) and The Solitary Vice: Against Reading (Counterpoint). She is professor of Humanistic Studies at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. For more information, see www.mikitabrottman.com |