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A bookish dog’s life

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? The name comes from Shakespeare, of course. Romeo the dog attended opening night of "The Threepenny Opera" in New York.

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? The name comes from Shakespeare, of course. Romeo the dog attended opening night of “The Threepenny Opera” in New York.  (Monica Schipper / Getty Images)

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Were you inspired by Jack London to name a dog White Fang? After Stephen King, would you dare name your dog Cujo? When book lovers are dog lovers, the possibilities for literary dog names are endless. BookRiot has a bunch; inspired by their list, we’ve found a few dogs with bookish names in our archives. Do you have a literary dog? Send us a photo on Twitter @latimesbooks.

Steinbeck

Keris Myrick’s therapy dog is named Steinbeck.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Dante

Tiger trainer Irena Hauser in Malibu with her dog Dante. Dante Alighieri wrote “The Inferno” and the rest of his Divine Comedy about 700 years ago.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Emma

Could Jane Austen’s novel have been the inspiration for naming this dog Emma?  (Sean Gardner / Getty Images)

Finnegan

James Joyce fan? This white dog, which participated in an exercise class with its owner, is named Finnegan.   (BOB CHAMBERLIN / Los Angeles Times)

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