Thomas W. Laqueur

'The Work of the Dead'

Bog | Engelsk

The meaning of our concern for mortal remainsfrom antiquity through the twentieth century The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what be

'The Dog's Gaze'

Bog | Engelsk

What do dogs do in art? A dazzlingly original cultural history from the Cundill Prize-winning historian Long before the phrase mans best friend became common parlance, dogs were already standing beside us in art as in life. In The Dogs Gaze , the historia