Description
Book SynopsisIntended for general readers as well as scholars, this book extends the boundaries of classics and anthropology, forming a model of the sensitive work that can be done to illuminate how deeply animals are imbricated in human history.
Trade Review"[The English edition] is accompanied by a short new preface and, most importantly, a long appendix full of rich and complex ideas that makes an important contribution to the field of animal studies...This book is a masterwork." -- Barbara Graziosi Times Literary Supplement "Ce livre est un travail tres important par la foule de pistes qu'il ouvre...Un maitre-livre qui sera souvent cite." ("This book is a very important work because of the number of paths it opens...A master-book that will be cited often.") -- Christophe Chandezon Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Table of ContentsPreface Prologue 1. Offensive Epithets 2. The Dog in Greece 3. Food for Dogs 4. Sad Fates, Low Morals, and Heinous Behaviors 5. Return to Pandora Conclusion Appendix: Reflections on Theory and Method in Studying Animals in the Ancient World Abbreviations Notes References Index
