The Lady, the Lapdog, and Literary Alterity.

The essay explores women and their lapdogs in eighteenth and early nineteenth century literature. Some of the works considered include Virginia Wolf's novella "Flush," a biography Elizabeth Barrett Browning's dog; Alexander Pope’s poem "The Rape of the Lock;" and Henry Fielding’s play, "The Modern Husband." Subjects considered include pet-keeping, love, and European cultural history.