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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisenman, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal rights--History.

Animal rights.

Animals in art--History.

Animals in art.

Animal rights movement--History.

Animal rights movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9781780232126

1780232128

OCLC:

871781908