Melancholia's dog: reflections on our animal kinship
Auteur :
Kuzniar, Alice A.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226102702
Date de publication :
17 oct. 2013
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
340 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
An attempt to understand human attachment to the canis familiaris in terms of reciprocity and empathy, this title tackles such difficult concepts as intimacy and kinship with dogs, the shame associated with identification with their suffering, and the reasons for the profound mourning over their deaths.