The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and LiteratureABC-CLIO, 2001 - 298 страница A varied and insightful compendium of animals and the relationships between humans and animals. Emphasizing depth rather than breadth, The Mythical Zoo covers everything from frogs and grasshoppers to dolphins, salmon, rabbits, and tigers. After a masterful overview, there are about 50 entries with references to literature from a variety of cultures and extensive illustrations ranging from medieval prints to cartoons and advertisements. - Fully illustrated with a variety of images from medieval prints to editorial cartoons and advertisements - Weaves together a cross-cultural tapestry encompassing mythology, history, art, science, philosophy, and literature while discussing the special significance of animals in human cultures - Includes relevant quotes from worldwide texts preceding each entry |
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... dead ant was ransomed for a worm . Rev. J. G. Wood , in his extremely popular collection of animal anecdotes entitled Man and Beast ( first published in 1875 ) , gave this re- port of a lady who had killed several ants : After a while ...
... dead . At one point human beings died out and the gods wished to bring them back . Xotol traveled beneath the ground to obtain the bone of the departed races . The god of the dead pursued him in anger . Xotol stumbled and fell ...
... dead in the debris . Though a bit skeptical of the account , White thought the dead swallows might have been in hibernation . About six and a half years later , White ob- served that the first swallows of the year were usually seen near ...
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Ass Mule and Camel | 14 |
Bat | 21 |
Beaver Porcupine Badger | 29 |
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The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and ... Boria Sax Преглед исечка - 2001 |