The Great Grisby: Two Thousand Years of Exceptional Dogs, by Mikita Brottman
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A scholar, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic explores the multifaceted role dogs play in our world in this charming bestiary of dogs from literature, lore, and life.
While gradually unveiling her eight-year love affair with her French bulldog, Grisby, Mikita Brottman ruminates on the singular bond between dogs and humans. Why do prevailing attitudes warn us against loving our pet “too much”? Is her relationship with Grisby nourishing or dysfunctional, commonplace or unique? Challenging the assumption that there’s something repressed and neurotic about those deeply connected to a dog, she turns her keen eye on the many ways in which dog is the mirror of man.
The Great Grisby is organized into twenty-six alphabetically arranged chapters, each devoted to a particular human-canine union drawn from history, art, philosophy, or literature. Here is Picasso’s dachshund Lump; Freud’s chow Yofi; Bill Sikes’s mutt Bull’s Eye in Oliver Twist; and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s spaniel Flush, whose biography was penned by Virginia Woolf. There are royal dogs, like Prince Albert’s greyhound Eos, and dogs cherished by authors, like Thomas Hardy’s fox terrier, Wessex. Brottman’s own beloved Grisby serves as an envoy for sniffing out these remarkable companions.
Quirky and delightful, and peppered with incisive personal reflections and black-and-white sketches portraying a different dog and its owner drawn by the enormously talented Davina “Psamophis” Falcão, The Great Grisby reveals how much dogs have to teach us about empathy, happiness, love—and what it means to be human.
The Great Grisby: Two Thousand Years of Exceptional Dogs, by Mikita Brottman - Amazon Sales Rank: #1361660 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Released on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .65" w x 5.31" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
The Great Grisby: Two Thousand Years of Exceptional Dogs, by Mikita Brottman Review “Utterly delightful and beautifully written…the greatest pleasure of this wonderful book is reading about the author’s love for Grisby…Her descriptions of the two of them spending the day quietly at home is mesmerizing in its ability to remind us of the simple pleasure of hanging together, dog and person.” (Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of BEASTS and DOGS NEVER LIE ABOUT LOVE)“If THE GREAT GRISBY were a meal, it would satisfy (at last) even the hungriest of dogs, and the most discerning of passionate log lovers. No kibble, a feast. I devoured it in one savory bite.” (Abigail Thomas, author of A THREE DOG LIFE)“Brottman writes amusingly and often movingly of the relationships between dozens of writers and artists and their canine friends, along the way exploring her own devotion to Grisby, a charismatic if at times bumptious French bulldog…Brottman’s research is deep and her storytelling compelling.” (Boston Globe)“I have read thousands of books in my 81 years and this is the only one that has made me happy...learned, spritely.” (Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (A Book of the Year))“Amazing… If you love animals and are an aficionado of dogs this is a wonderful look at the trials and tribulations of those in the past as they come to terms with the differing personalities of the pets they call their own.” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)“Part history book and part memoir, THE GREAT GRISBY is a fascinating exploration of how dogs have changed people and the world in myriad ways.” (Shelf Awareness)“In her paeans to her pet, Brottman evokes the joys of dog ownership. … Avid dog lovers will relish the digressions into literature and history, as well as the assurance that the love between dog and human can be as deep as any other kind of love.” (Publishers Weekly)“More than just a collection of fun dog stories, Brottman’s book illuminates the symbiotic relationship between people and canines, offering insights into the human condition through the lens of our four-footed friends.” (Booklist)“Insightful and utterly fascinating …THE GREAT GRISBY is a rich and enthralling book about the powerful bond between humans and dogs.” (Temple Grandin, author of ANIMALS MAKE US HUMAN)“Filled with marvelous anecdotes and insights, The Great Grisby (named for the author’s beloved French bulldog) explores human-dog bonds in history, art, mythology and literature… lively.” (New York Times)“A history of smart, important women and men and their dogs…Incredibly touching…any reader who takes the time to put aside dog-book expectations will love it for the way it can both move you and challenge you…a life-affirming book for dog owners.” (Baltimore City Paper)“Ranging across a wealth of historical A-List dog lovers-both real and fictional-and their dogs, Brottman employs her training as an Oxford-educated scholar, critic and psychoanalyst to plumb the depths and breadth of this ancient friendship...thought-provoking.” (Bark Magazine)“An entertaining literary and historical romp through the world of dogs.” (Kirkus Reviews)“Unusual and remarkable…there are] more questions than answers, and yet somehow a sense of understanding, profound understanding, emerges from these queries. It seems to take a dog to bring us to this point of wordless wisdom…Highly recommended.” (VegetarianFriends.net)“A quirky, funny, scholarly romp of a book…chockfull of wonderful trivia and little-known tidbits…There was not one chapter that didn’t leave me smiling, laughing, or gasping in amazement.” (Booksforanimallovers.com)
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A scholar, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic explores the multifaceted role dogs play in our world in this charming bestiary of dogs from literature, lore, and life.
While gradually unveiling her eight-year love affair with her French bulldog, Grisby, Mikita Brottman ruminates on the singular bond between dogs and humans. Why do prevailing attitudes warn us against loving our pet "too much"? Is her relationship with Grisby nourishing or dysfunctional, commonplace or unique? Challenging the assumption that there's something repressed and neurotic about those deeply connected to a dog, she turns her keen eye on the many ways in which dog is the mirror of man.
The Great Grisby is organized into twenty-six alphabetically arranged chapters, each devoted to a particular human-canine union drawn from history, art, philosophy, or literature. Here is Picasso's dachshund Lump; Freud's chow Yofi; Oliver Twist's Bill Sikes's mutt Bull's Eye; and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel Flush, whose biography was penned by Virginia Woolf. There are royal dogs, like Prince Albert's greyhound Eos, and dogs cherished by authors, like Thomas Hardy's fox terrier Wessex. Brottman's own beloved Grisby serves as an envoy for sniffing out these remarkable companions.
Quirky and delightful, and peppered with incisive personal reflections and black-and-white sketches portraying a different dog and its owner, The Great Grisby reveals how much dogs have to teach us about empathy, happiness, love—and what it means to be human.
About the Author
Mikita Brottman, PhD, is an Oxford-educated scholar, author, and psychoanalyst. She has written seven previous books, including The Great Grisby: Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional Animals, and is a professor of humanities at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and continues with her weekly reading group at Jessup Correctional Institution.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Sorry for the length of this review but this book deserves an explanation for 3 stars. By Lynda The Great Grisby: Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional AnimalsThe subtitle of this book is a mouthful. I expected to find it dry. To my surprise I learned some things I'd never known about famous, infamous, historical and even fictional dog owners of the past. I ended up with renewed appreciation for the way dogs are treated today. There will always be abuse and ignorance but we've come very far in our understanding of dogs and our inclusion of them into our lives and hearts.Ironically though, there were two major distractions in this book that prevented me from consistently enjoying it:1.) The author's weaving of her own infatuation with her dog, Grisby. The title was a warning of course, but I found the transitions from facts about the author's subjects dogs to sudden injections about her own dog (Grisby) to be jarring and unrelated. Her declaration of Grisby being the only dog she's ever owned or loved was curious to me. She's not your typical 'dog loving' author with years of experience with dogs, who would be more likely to put this much effort into writing a book about the relationships between people and their dogs.Ms. Brottman boasts of being indifferent to what's expected of her (or her dog, often taking him places where he wasn't welcome for instance) and, like the classic parent of the one ("only") child considered perfect by the doting parent, she doesn't hear her own contradictions or ironies about how 'they' (her subjects) raised or treated their dogs and how she perceives her own life-with-Grisby.While she says the admittedly appealing Grisby is obedient enough with the basics if he's in the right mood, she seems to delight in admitting he is the boss of the house, one who respects her husband but not her. She is charmed by his behaviors, good or bad. I'm glad she's had the opportunity to get to know such a wonderful little creature and normally I love to read about other people's dogs, but -- and here's number2.) She uses her relationship with Grisby as a foundation to compare to those she writes about -- and, unfortunately, her observations about dogs and events is often at odds with the point she's just made or what she seems to be trying to say. I noticed this often enough that I realized I was reading her historical facts as certainties; as a member of academia I'm sure she's thoroughly done her homework, but her lack of objectivity when not talking facts was a bump in the road. By the time she mentioned Thomas Carlyle and how he taught his little dog to swim, using the "Cesar Millan approach" by simply throwing him into the ocean three times, I wasn't sure the book was worth me continuing to read. (Millan, trainer of dog owners, is well known for his impressively patient method of teaching fearful dogs to swim by standing in the water with them, holding them close to his body, for however long it takes the dog to relax). Being misinformed or using her limited experiences to elaborate on a subject diverted me from the people (and dogs) she was supposed to be telling me about .Finally, I accepted that her strong suit was relaying facts as accurately as possible about the dogs and people she was writing about -- but she didn't have the knowledge, experience or intuition to add anything more than those sometimes meandering self-questioning observations: often amusing, sometimes accurately generalized, too often not, about her singular experience with Grisby.It was like trying to read and someone keeps talking to you.If you're interested in tidbits from Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional Animals though -- with a personal story of loving a modern dog thrown in, then this book is for you. There still manages to be a lot there.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. An amusing history of the human-canine bond By Divascribe The Great Grisby is both a memoir and a history. Author Mikita Brottman adores her French bulldog Grisby, and, as a psychoanalyst, she has used that as a springboard to explore the close bond between humans and dogs. This book goes a bit deeper than just praising the devotion of dogs to their masters. In fact, she questions the tendency of people to ascribe human emotions like love and devotion to their pets.There are quite a few chuckles -- and some tragedy, too -- in this book, whose chapters bear the names of dogs, not their owners, from ancient Rome until modern times. Most of the canines actually existed, but a few are characters in novels by Dickens and others. Some dogs, such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beloved spaniel Flush, may be familiar to readers, while others are more obscure. In most cases, the owner is the more famous, such as the artist Pablo Picasso, Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert, and the composer Richard Wagner.Woven throughout are Brottman's tales of life with Grisby, which will prompt a nod of recognition from most dog owners. The only criticism I have is that sometimes the level of detail is a bit much -- I'm not all that interested in dogs' toilet habits, for example. But all in all, this is an enlightening book about dogs and their humans.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. A Sentimental and Lighthearted Dog Book By William Carpenter Mikita Brottman's The Great Grisby: Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional Animals is based on an interesting idea. There are 26 short chapters about dogs and their famous owners. The chapters are arranged alphabetically by the dog's name. Each chapter also includes something about the author and her dog, Grisby, a french bulldog.Brottman notes that books about dogs are "inevitably dismissed as sentimental and lighthearted...." The author, who is also a psychoanalyst, also notes that "those who write about their dogs are actually writing about something else entirely - their families, their childhoods, or their bonds with nature." The author, then, knew the perils of writing a dog book but unfortunately fails to avoid both problems.She also makes a casual reference to Lassie and Old Yeller, as examples of fictional family dogs that teach "life-enhancing lessons, and then, when they're no longer needed, go gently to the grave." Obviously she has forgotten the classic Disney movie in which the young hero has to shoot his beloved dog - Old Yeller - when the dog is infected with rabies - an emotional shock that I still remember from my own childhood.
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