Human-Animal Interactions in the Eighteenth Century

Stefanie Stockhorst is Professor for Early Modern German Literature at the University of Potsdam. She was President of the German Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (2014–18; 2008–10 Vice-President) and is an Elected Member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS) since 2019.Jürgen Overhoff is Professor for the History of Education at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. He is President of the German Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (since 2018) and Delegate Member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS) since 2018.Penelope J. Corfield is Professor Emeritus of History at Royal Holloway, University of London, Visiting Fellow at Newcastle University UK, and President of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Her writings focus upon British social, cultural and urban history in the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as general theories of history.

• List of FiguresNotes on Contributors / Notes sur les contributeurs1 Editorial Introduction Animals from Pests and Predators to Companions and Cultural MarkersPenelope J. Corfield, Stefanie Stockhorst and Jürgen Overhoff2 Introduction des editeurs Les animaux : de ravageurs et de prédateurs à des compagnons et des repères culturelsPenelope J. Corfield, Stefanie Stockhorst et Jürgen Overhoff3 Human–Animal Relations in the Eighteenth Century Insights from Current Fields of ResearchAnna-Marie Humbert4 Of Dogs and Horses Frederick the Great and His Dearest AnimalsJürgen Overhoff5 The Invention of the ‘Cheval-machine’ as a Medical Response to the Machine Paradigm of the Enlightenment Samuel Theodor Quellmaltz in ContextStefanie Stockhorst6 « Les animaux, nos confrères » dans l’œuvre de VoltaireHalima Ouanada7 On the Popularity of Songbirds in Eighteenth-Century German FablesKristin Eichhorn8 The Talking Parrot Brazilian National Symbol and Avatar of Human Identity for John LockeAntônio Carlos dos Santos9 Troglodytes, the Monkey Diana and the Aping Swede – Carl Linnaeus on ApesAnnika Windahl Pontén10 Les vers à soie et les vers dévoreurs de livres dans une bibliothèque des Lumières luxe et morbidité des ‘insectes changeants’ dans la poésie de VoltaireVanessa de Senarclens11 Electoral Animals in Eighteenth-Century EnglandMatthew O. Grenby and Kendra Packham12 “For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry” Cats and Creativity in Eighteenth-Century BritainPenelope J. CorfieldIndex of Names / Index des nomsIndex of Non-Human Animals / Index des animaux non-humains