Tag Archives: Mammals

1910: Definition

Posted on June 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Eervar; the last pig in a litter. This bonnive [sucking-pig] being usually very small and hard to keep alive is often given to one of the children for a pet; and it is reared in great comfort in a warm … Continue reading →

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1821: In Life the Firmest Friend

Posted on June 12, 2018 by corvusfugit

From a letter written by Percy Bysshe Shelley to Thomas Love Peacock, August 1821: Lord Byron gets up at two. I get up, quite contrary to my usual custom…at twelve. After breakfast, we sit talking till six. From six till … Continue reading →

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1973: Literature

Posted on May 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

Nick Cardy: From Beyond the Unknown Vol. 1 #23 (August, 1973)

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1690: Dance of the Rats

Posted on May 15, 2018 by corvusfugit

Ferdinand Van Kessel: The Dance of the Rats (1690)

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1974: Iconography

Posted on April 1, 2018 by corvusfugit

Annibale Carracci: Christ Crowned with Thorns (16th Century) Phil Roman, director: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)

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1975: Huelga and Boycott

Posted on March 31, 2018 by corvusfugit

Happy Cesar Chavez Day! Chavez with his dogs Huelga (“strike”) and Boycott. He originally got them simply as guard dogs, but over time the relationship deepened. Boycott went everywhere with him—and he gave credit to both of them for leading … Continue reading →

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1997: Translation / Transformation

Posted on March 11, 2018 by corvusfugit

In a 1997 essay on translation, the writer Harry Mathews cites Marcel Benabou’s version of Keats’s “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”: Ah, singe débotté, / Hisse un jouet fort et vert! It’s not quite a translation: the … Continue reading →

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1371: The Strangest Duel

Posted on February 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

The strangest duel I ever met with, was one fought Between a dog and a man in the year 1371, in the presence of King Charles V of France… A Gentleman of the Court was supposed to have murdered another, … Continue reading →

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1675: Libertine with Monkey

Posted on February 17, 2018 by corvusfugit

Jacob Huysmans: Portrait of John Wilmont, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647-1680) Were I (who to my cost already am One of those strange, prodigious creatures, man) A spirit free to choose, for my own share What case of flesh and … Continue reading →

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17th Century: The Dog-Headed Saint

Posted on January 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

In Eastern Christian Orthodox iconography, Saint Christopher sometimes appears with the head of a dog. As a consummate outsider who would become the patron saint of travellers, Christopher came to be associated with tales of far-flung peoples who blurred the … Continue reading →

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