Imaginary animals : the monstrous, the wondrous and the human

• Material Type: 図書
• ISBN: 9781780231730; 1780231733
• ISBN (error code): 9781780232133 (ebook)
• Title: Imaginary animals : the monstrous, the wondrous and the human
• Author/Editor: Boria Sax.
• Author Heading: Sax, Boria, 1949- ( 00903924 )Authorities
• Publication, Distribution, etc.: London : Reaktion Books Ltd (出版)
• Publication Date: 2013.; 著作権日付 : ©2013
• Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2013
• Extent: 278 pages
• Other physical details: illustrations (chiefly color)
• Size: 26 cm
• Place of Publication (Country Code): GB
• Text Language Code: eng
• Genre/Form Terms: Folklore.
• Content Type: text; still image
• Media Type: unmediated
• Carrier Type: volume
• Subject Heading: Animals, Mythical.; Monsters.; Animals, Mythical, in art.; Animals, Mythical, in literature.; Animals--Folklore.; Cryptozoology.; Animals.; Fabeltiere; Ungeheuer; Mischwesen; Mythologie; Literatur; Kunst; Volkskultur
• LCC: NX; GR825
• DDC: 700; 398.24/54
• NDLC: G189
• Target Audience: 一般
• Note (Content): 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.
• Note (Bibliography): Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Holding library: 国立国会図書館
• Call No.: G189-B45
• Data Provider (Database): 国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館蔵書; https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp
• Bibliographic ID (NDL): 028049287; http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/028049287
• OCLC No.: 853452431; https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/853452431
• Cataloging Rule: RDA
• Bibliographic Record Category (NDL): 211

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