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Sax, Boria.

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

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Imaginary animals :/ Boria Sax.
Reminder of title:	the monstrous, the wondrous and the human /
Author:	Sax, Boria.
Published:	London :Reaktion Books, : 2013.,
Description:	278 p. :ill. (chiefly color) ;26 cm.
Subject:	Animals, Mythical. -
ISBN:	9781780231730 (hbk.) :

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 color) ;26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The true unicorn --

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.) :US39.00Subjects--Topical Terms:

927639
Animals, Mythical.

LC Class. No.: GR825 / .S288 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 700

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