出版社: Reaktion Books
出版年: 2006-11-09
页数: 208
定价: GBP 12.95
装帧: Paperback
丛书: Animal Series
ISBN: 9781861892928
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"Cat" traces the relationship between humans and the cat from its original domestication in ancient Egypt c. 2000 BC, where it enjoyed high status, through its centuries as a mere utilitarian rodent catcher, its gradual acceptance as a charming and amiable pet, and its present status as a companion on a par with the dog. "Cats" spread from Egypt, reaching Britain by the fourth ...
"Cat" traces the relationship between humans and the cat from its original domestication in ancient Egypt c. 2000 BC, where it enjoyed high status, through its centuries as a mere utilitarian rodent catcher, its gradual acceptance as a charming and amiable pet, and its present status as a companion on a par with the dog. "Cats" spread from Egypt, reaching Britain by the fourth century BC and Japan by about the seventh. They were immediately appreciated in Japan, but in the West they were regarded as harmless and necessary at best, and, at worst, as convenient targets for abuse. Finally, in late-seventeenth-century France, an aristocratic coterie began to make much of their pet cats. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people of all classes came to appreciate cats as companions, and now there are more pet cats than pet dogs in both the UK and the USA. Long before people valued cats as companions, however, they recognized something special about them. Cats' ease of negotiation in the dark, their silent movements, their self-detachment even as they live in our homes, their refusal to defer to humans, seem to indicate strange, even supernatural powers. At first these attributes seemed sinister, but for later cat lovers they add to the animals' fascination. They have inspired writers from Poe to Lewis Carroll to imaginative creations. But cats can also be the embodiment of a happy home and good friends, whether they sustain a lonely old woman like Hall's Fraulein Schwartz or chat pleasantly with an old man in Murakami's Kafka on the Shore. The peculiar fascination of the cat, indeed, is the diversity of images it projects sweet and ferocious, affectionate and independent, elegant and earthy, cosily domestic and eerie. This book will appeal to the enormous number of people who like and are interested in cats. Unlike many other cat books, it offers substantial and accurate information about the history of cats and their presentation in literature and art.
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凯瑟琳·罗杰斯 作者
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Katharine M. Rogers is a freelance writer living in Bethesda, Maryland, usa. She is the author and editor of numerous books and anthologies including The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield (1998), L. Frank Baum: Creator of Oz (2002) and First Friend: A History of Dogs and Humans (forthcoming).
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Cat的书评 · · · · · · ( 全部 11 条 )
和你的猫一起读《猫咪简史》吧
当我在看猫的时候,波德莱尔看到了什么
杀猫和杀女人的区别就是没有区别
由辉煌荣耀,到屈辱苦难,最后回归于平淡——
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1 有用 achievements 2021-08-08 23:43:20
• One-sixth of the light. Sense of smell, 30 times more sensitive. • Guardian. • Independence and intelligence. Celebrate and admire cats for their independent attitudes and their ability to tak... • One-sixth of the light. Sense of smell, 30 times more sensitive. • Guardian. • Independence and intelligence. Celebrate and admire cats for their independent attitudes and their ability to take care of themselves. (展开)
0 有用 The Arch 2011-06-28 11:37:01
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0 有用 善良的蝮蛇 2016-11-06 01:11:38
杂七杂八的小段子拼凑出来的,信息量大但是比较庞杂,逻辑性不强,看着玩还行。
0 有用 Cong 2017-11-10 16:51:39
听书。猫的前世今生。"As we have become less comfortable with hierarchical order, we expect cats (as well as dogs) to be equal companions..."
1 有用 achievements 2021-08-08 23:43:20
• One-sixth of the light. Sense of smell, 30 times more sensitive. • Guardian. • Independence and intelligence. Celebrate and admire cats for their independent attitudes and their ability to tak... • One-sixth of the light. Sense of smell, 30 times more sensitive. • Guardian. • Independence and intelligence. Celebrate and admire cats for their independent attitudes and their ability to take care of themselves. (展开)
0 有用 Cong 2017-11-10 16:51:39
听书。猫的前世今生。"As we have become less comfortable with hierarchical order, we expect cats (as well as dogs) to be equal companions..."
0 有用 善良的蝮蛇 2016-11-06 01:11:38
杂七杂八的小段子拼凑出来的,信息量大但是比较庞杂,逻辑性不强,看着玩还行。
0 有用 The Arch 2011-06-28 11:37:01
治愈系小历史