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Topsy: The Story of a Golden-Haired Chow (History of Ideas Series)
Marie Bonaparte
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Description for Topsy: The Story of a Golden-Haired Chow (History of Ideas Series)
Hardcover. Series: History of ideas series. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Topsy is a psychoanalytic tale of the effects of a dog on its owner; the analyst is the great Marie Bonaparte. Only after being told that her dog had cancer did she realize the attachment she developed to Topsy. She describes the emotions she experienced during the time of Topsy's illness and subsequent healing. Written in France and Greece at the onset of World War II, the story of Topsy's cancer clearly is intended to convey the ills of Europe at that time.Bonaparte's relationship with her dog reveals her own fears about aging, dying, being alone, as well as the ... Read more
Topsy is a psychoanalytic tale of the effects of a dog on its owner; the analyst is the great Marie Bonaparte. Only after being told that her dog had cancer did she realize the attachment she developed to Topsy. She describes the emotions she experienced during the time of Topsy's illness and subsequent healing. Written in France and Greece at the onset of World War II, the story of Topsy's cancer clearly is intended to convey the ills of Europe at that time.Bonaparte's relationship with her dog reveals her own fears about aging, dying, being alone, as well as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Condition
New
Series
History of ideas series
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781560001270
SKU
V9781560001270
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Ref
99-1
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