A Dog is a Dog from 'The Ad-Dressing of Cats' by T. S. Eliot Feline to Feminine: An Analysis

Authors

  • Dr. B. Krishnamurthy Prof. and Head, Department of English, SRC, SASTRA University, Kumbakonam
  • Abirami Balakumar Assistant Professor, Department of English, SRC, SASTRA University, Kumbakonam

Keywords:

Eliot, Animal Fable

Abstract

The present study undertakes to analyse a short extract ‘A Dog is a Dog’ from Eliot’s poem ‘The Ad-Dressing of Cats’. Dogs in the poem are only the apparent subject, the cats real. Forming one of the cat poems of Eliot, the text remains neglected as a jocular children’s poem. But in depth analysis reveals that as an animal fable the poem is not without its significance. Published in 1939, it aims at directing the victims of war to outgrow their ennui and go in for ‘an effortful life’. This analysis incidentally inspires to reassert Eliot’s cat poems afresh.

References

Bloom, Harold. 2011. T.S. Eliot. New York: InfoBase Publishing.

Eliot, T.S. 1939. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. London: Faber and Faber.

Noriko Takeda. T.S. Eliot’s Playful Catharsis: Cats as Rejuvenated Human.

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Published

01.01.2014

How to Cite

B. Krishnamurthy, & Abirami Balakumar. (2014). A Dog is a Dog from ’The Ad-Dressing of Cats’ by T. S. Eliot Feline to Feminine: An Analysis. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 5(3), 3–5. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL050302

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2014): January

Section

Research Articles

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