opfcyprus.blogg.se - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot

To Cats of foreign name and race no quarter was allowed. "īut most to Cats of foreign race his hatred had been vowed Ear Notch: Growltiger's description states, in pertinent part, "One ear was somewhat missing, no need to tell you why.She not only instructs her household mice in such useful subjects as music, crocheting and tatting she cooks for them too! Cool Cat: The Rum Tum Tugger, Skimbleshanks, and Mr.Civilized Animal: They're pretty clearly just heavily romanticized cats.The Chessmaster: Macavity always has an alibi (and one or two to spare).

The well-to-do and gentlemanly Bustopher Jones is a tuxedo cat.

Mistoffelees, the Original Conjuring Cat, is entirely black.

The Siamese Cats sneak up on Growltiger in "sampans and junks".

The illustrations seem to show the villainous Growltiger to be dark-colored.

Jennyanydots is a cheerful and apparently lazy tabby homemaker.

He's a Cat who has lived many lives in succession No matter what crime he's committed this time, on its discovery he always manages to be a good distance away and doing something else.

Added Alliterative Appeal: Gus the Theatre Cat's proudest achievement was playing a character called "Firefrorfiddle, the Fiend of the Fell.".

Unlike its more famous adaptation, the musical Cats, the poems have little connection with one another, and there is no overarching storyline.

Other versions included illustrations by Edward Gorey.Įliot's poems describe a number of curious and most singular cats, all of whom encompass common (if exaggerated) aspects of feline behaviour. The first edition, published by Faber and Faber, also featured his own illustrations.

Nonetheless, it does contain Eliot's gift for allusions and sharp observations. They were largely written for his godchildren, and are thus rather more whimsical and cheerful than his more famous poetry.