Published: 2016-12-24

Between devotion and blind obedience. The literary creation of a dog in selected German works

Estera Głuszko-Boczoń Logo ORCID

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the multidimensional way of presenting dogs in selected German works. Dogs trigger a whole range of emotions in man, such as attachment and protectiveness, but also the dangerous instinct associated with the desire for power and domination. Dogs can be both devoted companions and friends to man but also objects of ruthless training. Therefore, Theodor Fontane’s and Thomas Mann’s works, which present the function of animals in a surprising light, may be an excellent point of reference.

Citation rules

Głuszko-Boczoń, E. (2016). Between devotion and blind obedience. The literary creation of a dog in selected German works. Zoophilologica. Polish Journal of Animal Studies, (2). Retrieved from https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/ZOOPHILOLOGICA/article/view/6181

No. 2 (2016)
Published: 2016-12-24


ISSN: 2719-2687
eISSN: 2451-3849
Ikona DOI 10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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