{"product_id":"the-history-of-pompey-the-little-or-the-life-and-adventures-of-a-lap-dog-9781551117348","title":"The History of Pompey the Little: Or, The Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePompey the Little, the canine narrator of this story, is a uniquely observant and witty guide to eighteenth-century culture, both high and low. In the course of the novel Pompey is passed from owner to owner, offering a panoramic vision of English and European societies in the period. Written with sparkling irony, \u003cem\u003eThe History of Pompey the Little\u003c\/em\u003e is an important example of an “it-narrative,” or a narrative written from a non-human perspective; this genre allows the novelist to move between levels of society and to observe human behaviour from an outsider’s perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rich selection of historical documents in the appendices to this Broadview edition includes a similar narrative told by a cat, along with other writings on eighteenth-century attitudes towards animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This fine edition of Coventry’s novel will contribute to the scholarly conversation about the generic affiliations, conceptual concerns, and cultural underpinnings of the it-narrative. It will also serve as a terrific teaching text and should find a home on a variety of eighteenth-century syllabi. Thoroughly but unobtrusively annotated for both context and terminology, this edition is well suited to the undergraduate reader, who will benefit from its accessible introduction and notes, as well as a helpful set of appendices.” — Heather Keenleyside, University of Chicago, from \u003cem\u003eEighteenth-Century Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e Volume 23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nicholas Hudson has done scholars and students alike an enormous service by producing the first edition of \u003cem\u003eThe History of Pompey the Little\u003c\/em\u003e to appear in over thirty years. Francis Coventry’s lively and entertaining work exemplifies the tradition of mock-heroic satire between Pope’s \u003cem\u003eRape of the Lock\u003c\/em\u003e and Byron’s \u003cem\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/em\u003e, yet readers are perhaps more likely to appreciate \u003cem\u003ePompey the Little\u003c\/em\u003e as an early it-narrative. Hudson’s useful introduction discusses \u003cem\u003ePompey’s\u003c\/em\u003e place in the history of the English novel and explores its connection to the period debates about the relationship between humans and animals and about ‘the boundary between people and objects.’” — Mark Blackwell, University of Hartford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Coventry: A Brief Chronology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on the Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe History of Pompey the Little; or the Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Omitted Section from \u003cem\u003eBook II, Chapters VI-VII in the Third Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: From Anonymous, \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Adventures of a Cat\u003c\/em\u003e (1760)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Anonymous, \u003cem\u003eAn Essay on the New Species of Writing Founded by Mr. Fielding\u003c\/em\u003e (1751)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Poems by Francis Coventry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePenshurst \u003c\/em\u003e(1750)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“To the Hon. Wilmot Vaughan, Esq. in Wales” (1755)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix E: Eighteenth-Century Discussions of Animals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePierre Bayle, “Rorarius,” from \u003cem\u003eThe Dictionary Historical and Critical\u003c\/em\u003e (1696)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamuel Johnson, \u003cem\u003eThe Idler\u003c\/em\u003e, No. 24 (1758)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Anonymous, \u003cem\u003eA Dissertation on Mr. Hogarth’s ... The Four Stages of Cruelty\u003c\/em\u003e (1751)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041306411351,"sku":"9781551117348","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781551117348.jpg?v=1750949742","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-history-of-pompey-the-little-or-the-life-and-adventures-of-a-lap-dog-9781551117348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}