The Great Grisby: Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional Animals

by Mikita Brottman

Book Overview

A scholar, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic explores the multifaceted role dogs play in our world in this charming bestiary of dogs from literature, lore, and life.

While gradually unveiling her eight-year love affair with her French bulldog, Grisby, Mikita Brottman ruminates on the singular bond between dogs and humans. Why do prevailing attitudes warn us against loving our pet "too much"? Is her relationship with Grisby nourishing or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062304615
• ISBN13: 9780062304612
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"