{"product_id":"9783031789977","title":"The Cultural Lives of Greyhounds","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Animals and Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Cultural Lives of Greyhounds\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Stokes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book aims to enhance our intellectual understanding of the relationship between human beings and domestic animals, with a focus on a specific breed of dog: the greyhound. It combines literary criticism, cultural history and the rapidly expanding field of human\/animal studies by tracing the creative representation of the greyhound, from the earliest references in classical myth to multiple appearances in contemporary literature, performance and the fine arts. Each representation—whether of hunter or racer, of pet or predator—is treated not simply as a stage in some inevitable humanitarian progression but as part of a series of co-evolutionary exchanges between humans and their canine collaborators that together constitute a shared experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWriters who have been fascinated by greyhounds range from Shakespeare to Dryden, from William Wordsworth to George Meredith, from Marcel Proust to Colette, from William Butler Yeats to Ted Hughes and beyond. The haunting image of the breed has inspired artists such as Dürer, Hogarth and Giacometti.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Stokes\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Modern British Literature in the Department of English at King's College London, UK. His publications include \u003cem\u003eIn the Nineties \u003c\/em\u003e(1990), \u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde: Myths, Miracles and Imitations\u003c\/em\u003e (1996) and \u003cem\u003eThe French Actress and her English Audience\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), as well as numerous academic articles and reviews. He co-edited \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to the Actress\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) and two volumes of journalism for \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Works of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). He is a regular reviewer for the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 February 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031789977\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e348\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795461001356,"sku":"9783031789977","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031789977.jpg?v=1780598098","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031789977","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}