Gathering material from the fifth century B.C. to the 1990s, this one-of-a-kind collection presents a rich diversity of human observations about all things canine. Featuring writers as varied as Ovid, Shakespeare, Ogden Nash and James Joyce, this superb collection has been organized to appeal to all dog-lovers.
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Readers with an insatiable curiosity about all things canine will devour this unique anthology of writings about dogs, ranging from the fifth century B.C.E. to today. Poems, stories, sayings, and excerpts from novels and letters illustrate the centuries-old relationship between human and dog. Each chapter explores a different theme?friendship, dogs as pets, breeding, the work of dogs, and, sadly, death. Writers represented include Shakespeare, Chaucer, Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Samuel Butler, who reminds us, "The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too." For popular pet and literature collections.?Peggie Partello, Keene State Coll. Lib., N.H.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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It's a Dog's Life,
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This review is from: Faithful Friends: Dogs in Life and Literature (Hardcover)
This book is a collection of stories and poems written by famous poets, writers and philosphers and other famous people. They write about their observations about their relationship with dogs and how dogs relate to humans. No quotes in this book, just stories and poems throughout the book. Chapters includes In Competition Some of the many famous people in this book who wrote their story or poem about dogs include:
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