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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818119503321

Autore

Eisenman Stephen F.

Titolo

The cry of nature : art and the making of animal rights / / Stephen F. Eisenman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, UK : , : Reaktion Books, , 2013

ISBN

1-78023-212-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Disciplina

704.9432

Soggetti

Animal rights - History

Animals in art - History

Animal rights movement - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Cry of Nature: Art and the Making of Animal Rights; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: What is an Animal?; Two: Animals into Meat; Three: The Cry of Nature; Four: Counter-Revolution; Five: Primal Scenes; Conclusion: Art and Animals Right Now; References; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The eighteenth century saw the rise of new and more sympathetic understanding of animals as philosophy, literature, and art argued that animals could feel and therefore possess inalienable rights. This idea gave birth to a diverse movement that affects how we understand our relationship to the natural world. The Cry of Nature details a crucial period in the history of this movement, revealing the significant role art played in the growth of animal rights. Stephen F. Eisenman shows how artists from William Hogarth to Pablo Picasso and Sue Coe have represented the sufferi