Cats in Books: A Celebration of Cat Illustration Through the Ages

by Rodney Dale

Book Overview

How many children cut their literary teeth on the clever vanishings of Macavity, the Mystery Cat ("Macavity's not there ")--all the while unknowingly repeating the rhymes of T. S. Eliot--one of the twentieth century's most distinguished poet-critics? What about the other feline phenomena from the literary canon--Edward Gorey's playful illustrations of cats from all walks of life (which revealed Gorey's own predilection for these gentle beasts: he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712350233
• ISBN13: 9780712350235
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Very informative

This little book is loaded with images from books of different ages, all about cats. As I turned the pages, it was as if I was strolling through the history of art and literature. I found very interesting how different artists chose to depict felines through the ages, and how this changes according to each artist's backgroung and time.