Hogarth’s Art of Animal Cruelty

Hogarth’s Art of Animal Cruelty
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9781137447210
ISBN-13 : 1137447214
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Book Synopsis Hogarth’s Art of Animal Cruelty by : P. Beirne

Download or read book Hogarth’s Art of Animal Cruelty written by P. Beirne and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the animal images used in William Hogarth's art, demonstrating how animals were variously depicted as hybrids, edibles, companions, emblems of satire and objects of cruelty. Beirne offers an important assessment of how Hogarth's various audiences reacted to his gruesome images and ultimately what was meant by 'cruelty'.


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