Catland Feline Enchantment And The Making Of The Modern Worl
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'If a Louis Wain cat were reading this book, he would raise his topper in tribute’ – The Times ‘Excellent … Hughes reveals a fascinating, forgotten aspect of late Victorian and Edwardian Brit...
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'If a Louis Wain cat were reading this book, he would raise his topper in tribute’ – The Times ‘Excellent … Hughes reveals a fascinating, forgotten aspect of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain: how the British fell in love with felines’ –Daily Mail ''If a Louis Wain cat were reading this book, he would raise his topper in tribute’ The Times‘Excellent … Hughes reveals a fascinating, forgotten aspect of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain: how the British fell in love with felines’ Daily MailSome called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era.‘He invented a whole cat world’ declared H. G. Wells of Louis Wain, the Edwardian artist whose anthropomorphic kittens made him a household name. His drawings were irresistible but Catland was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination. It was an attitude – a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules.As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age, prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need. Cats were no longer basement-dwelling pest-controllers, but stylish cultural subversives, more likely to flaunt a magnificent ruff and a pedigree from Persia. Wherever you found old conventions breaking down, there was a cat at the centre of the storm.Whether they were flying aeroplanes, sipping champagne or arguing about politics, Wain’s feline cast offered a sly take on the restless and risky culture of the post-Victorian world. No-one experienced these uncertainties more acutely than Wain himself, confined to a mental asylum while creating his most iconic work. Catland is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them.‘Hughes combines ingenuity, insight, and immense literary charm … A perfect gift for cat lovers, art lovers, and readers of all persuasions’ Elaine Showalter‘On Victorian and Edwardian terrain, Hughes is near-omniscient … Through humour, elegance and sheer knowledge, Hughes builds something remarkable’ Literary Review‘An entertaining and often surprising cultural history … typically delivered in an inviting spirit of delight, and [Hughes] is not above engaging in a little anthropomorphizing’ New Yorker
Detaljer
Forlag
Fourth Estate Ltd
ISBN
9780008365103
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
416
Udgivelsesdato
25-04-2024
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
3217904
EAN nr.
9780008365103
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
39
Bredde (mm)
163
Længde (mm)
242
Vægt (g)
674
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