Beastly Possessions Animals in Victorian Consumer Culture
InBeastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Captured, bred, exhibited, collected, and sold, ordinary pets and exotic creatures - as well as their representations - became commodities within Victorian...
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| Format: | eBook Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
2015
University of Toronto Press University Of Toronto Press University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing |
| Edition: | 1 |
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| ISBN: | 1442648740, 9781442648746, 9781442617599, 1442617594, 1442617608, 9781442617605 |
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| Summary: | InBeastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Captured, bred, exhibited, collected, and sold, ordinary pets and exotic creatures - as well as their representations - became commodities within Victorian Britain's flourishing consumer culture.
As a pet, an animal could be a companion, a living parlour decoration, and proof of a household's social and moral status. In the zoo, it could become a public pet, an object of curiosity, a symbol of empire, or even a consumer mascot. Either kind of animal might be painted, photographed, or stuffed as a taxidermic specimen.
Using evidence ranging from pet-keeping manuals and scientific treatises to novels, guidebooks, and ephemera, this fascinating, well-illustrated study opens a window into an underexplored aspect of life in Victorian Britain. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes index Bibliography: p. [265]-294 |
| ISBN: | 1442648740 9781442648746 9781442617599 1442617594 1442617608 9781442617605 |
| DOI: | 10.3138/9781442617599 |