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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... unicorn was thought of pri- marily as a horse with a single horn . That protuberance , clearly phal- lic , seemed to absorb and transform all that was disturbing in equine sexuality , leaving the animal divinely chaste . According to ...
... unicorn to symbolize Christ . The capture and slaying of the unicorn became an allegorical crucifixion acted out not with malice but with solemnity in the tapes- tries and paintings of the Middle Ages . Nobody has entirely recon ...
... Unicorn : Myth and Reality . Trans . Charles M. Stern . New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold , 1972 . Eisler , Colin . Dürer's Animals . Washington , DC : Smithsonian Institu- tion Press , 1991 . Gotfredsen , Lise . The Unicorn . New York ...
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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 |