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Imaginary animals :the monstrous, th...

Sax, Boria.

Imaginary animals :the monstrous, the wondrous and the human /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	398.24/54
書名/作者:	Imaginary animals : : the monstrous, the wondrous and the human // Boria Sax.
作者:	Sax, Boria.
出版者:	London : : Reaktion Books,, 2013.
面頁冊數:	278 p. : : ill. (chiefly col.) ;; 26 cm.
標題:	Animals, Mythical.
標題:	Monsters.
標題:	Animals, Mythical, in art.
標題:	Animals, Mythical, in literature.
標題:	Animals
標題:	Cryptozoology.
ISBN:	9781780231730 (hbk.) :
ISBN:	1780231733 (hbk.)
書目註:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-268) and index.
內容註:	The true unicorn -- Animal encounters -- What is an 'imaginary animal'? -- Every real animal is imaginary -- Every imaginary animal is real -- Monsters -- Wonders -- Creatures of water -- Creatures of fire and air -- Creatures of Earth -- Shape-shifters -- Mechanical animals.
摘要、提要註:	Medieval authors placed fantastic creatures in the borders of manuscripts, since they mark the boundaries of our understanding. Tales throughout the world generally place fabulous beasts in marginal locations. According to apocalyptic visions of the Bible, they will also proliferate as we approach the end of time. Because they challenge our conceptual powers, fantastic creatures also seem to exist at the limits of language. Legends tell us that imaginary animals belong to a primordial time, before we had encompassed the world in names, categories and elaborate conceptual frameworks. This richly illustrated book shows how, despite their liminal role, dog-men, mermaids, and many other imaginary creatures are socially constructed through the same complex play of sensuality and imagination as "real" ones. It traces the history of imaginary animals from Palaeolithic art to the Harry Potter stories. These figures help us psychologically by giving form to our amorphous fears as "monsters", as well as embodying our hopes as "wonders." Yet their greatest service may be to continually challenge our imaginations, directing us beyond the limitations of our conventional beliefs and expectations. -- From book jacket.

Imaginary animals :the monstrous, the wondrous and the human /
Sax, Boria.

Imaginary animals :the monstrous, the wondrous and the human /Boria Sax. - London :Reaktion Books,2013. - 278 p. :ill. (chiefly col.) ;26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-268) and index.

The true unicorn -- Animal encounters -- What is an 'imaginary animal'? -- Every real animal is imaginary -- Every imaginary animal is real -- Monsters -- Wonders -- Creatures of water -- Creatures of fire and air -- Creatures of Earth -- Shape-shifters -- Mechanical animals.

Medieval authors placed fantastic creatures in the borders of manuscripts, since they mark the boundaries of our understanding. Tales throughout the world generally place fabulous beasts in marginal locations. According to apocalyptic visions of the Bible, they will also proliferate as we approach the end of time. Because they challenge our conceptual powers, fantastic creatures also seem to exist at the limits of language. Legends tell us that imaginary animals belong to a primordial time, before we had encompassed the world in names, categories and elaborate conceptual frameworks. This richly illustrated book shows how, despite their liminal role, dog-men, mermaids, and many other imaginary creatures are socially constructed through the same complex play of sensuality and imagination as "real" ones. It traces the history of imaginary animals from Palaeolithic art to the Harry Potter stories. These figures help us psychologically by giving form to our amorphous fears as "monsters", as well as embodying our hopes as "wonders." Yet their greatest service may be to continually challenge our imaginations, directing us beyond the limitations of our conventional beliefs and expectations. -- From book jacket.

ISBN: 9781780231730 (hbk.) :NTD 1,180Subjects--Topical Terms:

630811
Animals, Mythical.

LC Class. No.: GR825 / .S288 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 398.24/54

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