"Wilt Idema presents Chinese tales about cats and mice, situating them in the Chinese literary tradition as a whole, and within Chinese imaginative depictions of animals. In the literatures of the ancient and modern Near East, South Asia, and medieval Europe, animal fables exhib…
"Wilt Idema presents Chinese tales about cats and mice, situating them in the Chinese literary tradition as a whole, and within Chinese imaginative depictions of animals. In the literatures of the ancient and modern Near East, South Asia, and medieval Europe, animal fables exhib…
"In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competitive relationship between rodents (vilified as thieves of grain) and the felin…
"Wilt Idema presents Chinese tales about cats and mice, situating them in the Chinese literary tradition as a whole, and within Chinese imaginative depictions of animals. In the literatures of the ancient and modern Near East, South Asia, and medieval Europe, animal fables exhib…
In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competitive relationship between rodents (vilified as thieves of grain) and the feline…
"Wilt Idema presents Chinese tales about cats and mice, situating them in the Chinese literary tradition as a whole, and within Chinese imaginative depictions of animals. In the literatures of the ancient and modern Near East, South Asia, and medieval Europe, animal fables exhib…
"Wilt Idema presents Chinese tales about cats and mice, situating them in the Chinese literary tradition as a whole, and within Chinese imaginative depictions of animals. In the literatures of the ancient and modern Near East, South Asia, and medieval Europe, animal fables exhib…
Few animals touch our lives the way cats do. This rich collection of true stories celebrates many tiny miracles as they use their powers of persuasion to ensure they almost always get what they want. It is the perfect book for anyone whose life has been enriched by one or more f…
Humanity has worshipped them in one form or another for thousands of years. These stories of their antics, their extraordinary abilities, their interactions with their humans, is a must-have gift for cat lovers everywhere.
L'auteur nous invite à une promenade littéraire auprès de tous ceux qui ont aimé les chats, et une évocation des chats dans l'art et la musique, des souvenirs personnels, une recherche de l'origine des chats dits domestiques, des évocations historiques sur leur place dans nos so…