[PDF] Beware Of The Cat Stories Of Feline Fantasy And Horror eBook

Author : Katharine M. Rogers
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 2006-12-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1861894848

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According to ancient Egyptian lore, the goddess Bast, who protected her worshippers from disease and hard luck, had the figure of a woman and the head of a cat. Egyptians loved their feline companions, including them in family portraits, mummifying them alongside their owners, and creating exquisite works of sculpture around their graceful forms. Four thousand years later, the cat continues to charm us. Katharine M. Rogers traces our relationship with this curious creature in Cat, an entertaining look at one of the most popular pets in the world. From the domestic cat’s emergence in ancient Egypt to its enormous popularity in the contemporary United States, Rogers uncovers the feline’s cultural history in all its numerous forms: rat-catcher, witch’s familiar, and even the inscrutable creature that inspired Lewis Carroll and Edgar Allan Poe. As Rogers demonstrates, our fascination with cats lies in their uncanny ability to embody just about any character—from sweet to ferocious, affectionate to independent, eerie to elegant. Cat will be relished by anyone who appreciates these lovable companions and their amazing ability to bring joy to our lives.

Author : Katharine M. Rogers
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,58 MB
Release : 2001-03-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780472087501

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An intelligent, amusing, and affectionate look at cats in history, literature, and art

Author : Ellen Datlow
Publisher : Night Shade
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 23,69 MB
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781949102611

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What is it about the cat that captivates the creative imagination? No other creature has inspired so many authors to take pen to page. From legendary editor Ellen Datlow comes Tails of Wonder and Imagination, showcasing tales of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and horror by some of today's most popular authors. With stories by Stephen King, Carol Emshwiller, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Elizabeth Hand, Dennis Danvers, Theodora Goss, Susanna Clarke, Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, George R. R. Martin, Lucius Shepard, Joyce Carol Oates, Graham Joyce, Catherynne M. Valente, Michael Marshall Smith, and many others. Tails of Wonder and Imagination features more than forty stories in which cats are heroes and stories in which they’re villains; tales of domestic cats, tigers, lions, mythical part-cat beings, people transformed into cats, cats transformed into people. And yes, even a few cute cats.

Author : John Richard Stephens
Publisher : Galahad Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,25 MB
Release : 1994-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780883658727

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This spectacular anthology, featuring stories from the 13th century to the present day, brings together twenty-six dazzling and diabolical portraits of cats and their many lives. Here are cats who can transform themselves into human beings (and visa versa) and into deadly demons. Here are wise cats, wily cats, and cats so cunningly wicked they'll send chills down your spine.The adventures her are not limited to the world as we know and perceive it. In fact and fiction, Mysterious Cat Stories offers inconvertible evidence of the special feline affinity to the supernatural. Elliot O'Donnell's eye-witness account takes you into haunted house where a cat proves to be a thoroughly reliable barometer of superphysical manifestations.