Homeless dogs & melancholy apes : humans and other animals in the modern literary imagination /
Brown, Laura,1949-
Ithaca, N.Y. ' London : Cornell University Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Speculative space : the rise of the animal in the modern imagination -- Mirror scene : the orangutan, the ancients, and the cult of sensibility -- Immoderate love : the lady and the lapdog -- Violent intimacy : the monkey and the marriage plot -- Dog narrative : itinerancy, diversity, and the Elysium for dogs.
English literature
American literature
Animals in literature.
Human-animal relationships in literature.
Pets in literature.