Imaginary animals: the monstrous, the wondrous and the human
The true unicorn -- Animal encounters -- What is an 'imaginary animal'? -- Every imaginary animal is real -- Monsters -- Wonders -- Creatures of fire and air -- Creatures of earth -- Shape-shifters -- Mechanical animals
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| Zusammenfassung: | The true unicorn -- Animal encounters -- What is an 'imaginary animal'? -- Every imaginary animal is real -- Monsters -- Wonders -- 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." |
| Beschreibung: | 278 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm |
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I THE TRUE UNICORN
7
2 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS 23
3 WHAT IS AN IMAGINARY ANIMAL ?
37
4 EVERY REAL ANIMAL IS IMAGINARY 53
5 EVERY IMAGINARY ANIMAL IS REAL 79
6 MONSTERS 95
7 WONDERS 131
8 CREATURES OF WATER 163
9 CREATURES OF FIRE AND AIR 187
10 CREATURES OF EARTH 209
11 SHAPE-SHIFTERS 221
12 MECHANICAL ANIMALS 237
CONCLUSION 249
REFERENCES 257
FURTHER READING 267
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 269
PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 271
INDEX 273
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