{"product_id":"9781666980189","title":"Canine Death in Canonical American Fiction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEcocritical Theory and Practice\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCanine Death in Canonical American Fiction\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAmelia Labenski | Douglas A. Vakoch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanine Death in Canonical American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the presence of dogs in literature \u003cbr\u003ethrough an analysis of classic and popular novels. The author interrogates the validity \u003cbr\u003eof the “man's best friend” trope by using fiction as a telling source of cultural attitudes \u003cbr\u003etowards animals and questions why dog death is so pervasive in literature. From sentimental \u003cbr\u003etearjerkers like Fred Gipson's \u003ci\u003eOld Yeller\u003c\/i\u003e to canonical classics like Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eThe Bluest \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEye\u003c\/i\u003e and John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, this book examines the wealth of human-dog \u003cbr\u003erelations that the literary archive does not currently address and complicates prevalent \u003cbr\u003eassumptions of this relationship as inherently altruistic and symbiotic. Amelia Labenski \u003cbr\u003eargues that dogs carry a heavy symbolic weight in and outside of literature, where they \u003cbr\u003eoften function as moral alibis or romantic stand-ins for our other, more explicitly harmful, \u003cbr\u003erelationships with animals. These arguments bring to bear a useful discussion about the \u003cbr\u003erole fiction can play in how we re-envision our relationships with animals of all kinds and the \u003cbr\u003eenvironment which we all share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmelia (Molly) Labenski\u003c\/b\u003e is a Canadian scholar of American literature and animal studies. Her research interests include biology, music, and non-human entities of all kinds.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666980189\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e204\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223584997516,"sku":"9781666980189","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_442ea7f4-ca92-42fb-8af8-0b7897be9c6b.jpg?v=1783078044","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781666980189","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}