- Tytuł:
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Kot Bob, pies Bailey i inni. Terapeutyczne właściwości zwierzęcych bohaterów w literaturze popularnej
Bob the Cat, Bailey the Dog and Others. Therapeutic Features of Animal Characters in Popular Literature - Autorzy:
- Kotyczka, Marzena
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/545477.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2017
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Gdański. Wydział Filologiczny
- Tematy:
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animal
companion
relations
condition
modernity
therapy - Opis:
- The author explores the meaning of animal companion figures in popular literature. The article presents a few examples of novels and autobiographical forms which use the companion animal character, like “A Street Cat Named Bob” by James Bowen, “Cleo: How an Uppity Cat Helped Heal a Family” by Helen Brown, “A Dog's Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron and “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein. Some of the books were filmed, most of them became bestsellers, which raises the question about reasons of their popularity. As scholars claim, popular literature has, among others, a therapeutic function. This corresponds with therapeutic function of companion animals, like dogs and cats. Sociologist Adrian Franklin (1999) claims that companion animals provide us ontological security in modern societies. The article examines the ways of providing different kinds of security by using an animal character.
- Źródło:
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Jednak Książki. Gdańskie Czasopismo Humanistyczne; 2017, 8; 169-186
2353-4699 - Pojawia się w:
- Jednak Książki. Gdańskie Czasopismo Humanistyczne
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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