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Autore: | Eisenman Stephen F. |
Titolo: | The cry of nature : art and the making of animal rights / / Stephen F. Eisenman |
Pubblicazione: | London, UK : , : Reaktion Books, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
Disciplina: | 704.9432 |
Soggetto topico: | Animal rights - History |
Animals in art - History | |
Animal rights movement - History | |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The cry of nature |
ISBN: | 1-78023-212-8 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910818119503321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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