Mythical And Fabulous Creatures

Author : Malcolm South
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1987-03-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : IND:39000005573766

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Mythical and Fabulous Creatures by Malcolm South Pdf

This serious, scholarly treatment of 20 imaginary beings, from dragon and phoenix to giants and fairies, discusses the origin of each as an idea, its symbolism and lore, and its appearances in art, literature, or film. . . . Extensive bibliographies follow the generally ambitious and erudite essays while a final catch-all article and selective bibliography cover still more ground, at a gallop. . . . [There] are a number of thoughtful and well-written interpretive investigations into the nature and history of some persistent types. Entries on the Basilisk, Harpies, Medusa, and the Sphinx are particularly fine: here one feels that the mystery and power of these imaginative creatures is not vitiated by scholarly taxidermy. Library Journal [This] book provides thorough documentation of the best-known creatures of fantasy with a breadth of coverage that is both impressive and delightful. Recommended for all libraries supporting research in mythology, fantasy, folklore, or popular culture. Choice

Author : Cassandra Eason
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781567206623

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Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters, and Animal Power Symbols by Cassandra Eason Pdf

Eason provides an extensive overview of the mythology, legends, and folklore surrounding fabulous and strange fantasy creatures from diffferent lands and ages, from Chinese dragons and the Native North American thunderbird to the demon hounds of Celtic and Norse legend. She describes how in various ages and cultures people have identified with the idealized qualities of wise creatures as a source of power and better understanding of their own personalities and used the behavior of birds and other sacred creatures to gain oracular information in Ancient Egypt and the Classical and Celtic worlds. This book offers both traditional and little known folklore and legend about familiar real life creatures such as the horse, the cat, and the raven and delves into the weird and wonderful world of saints who claimed to change into deer and modern cryptozoological monsters such as Bigfoot, Mothman, and lake and sea monsters, as well as the rationale behind animal or headed deities of the Aztecs, Egyptians, and Celts in whose name people went to war.

Author : Ernst Lehner,Johanna Lehner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780486435121

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Big Book of Dragons, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures by Ernst Lehner,Johanna Lehner Pdf

Provides an illustrated look at dragons, griffins, werewolves, serpent monsters, sirens, mermaids, and other mythical creatures of land, sea, and air and includes text with legends from around the world.

Author : Melanie Dellas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 098301633X

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Fantastic, Fabulous Creatures and Beasts by Melanie Dellas Pdf

Dellas takes "real" folk tales and writes them in a format that will help children remember them. It is her hope that children will come to respect and appreciate the multicultural world they live in and, of course, remember that the world is still mystical and magical, as long as the stories remain alive.

Author : Brenda Rosen
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1402765363

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The Mythical Creatures Bible by Brenda Rosen Pdf

Mythical creatures that come from the land, sea, air, and beyond your wildest imagination ... -- p.[4] of cover.

Author : Joel Levy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1904760465

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Fabulous Creatures and Other Magical Beings by Joel Levy Pdf

Discover the world of Crytozoology in this fabulous field guide to the denizens of the supernatural realm from gnomes, fairies, and elves to unicorns, dragons, and minotaurs. Featuring more than 600 color illustrations, this is a treasure trove of fun and fascination for the entire family.

Author : Charles Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Animals, Mythical
ISBN : NYPL:33433068181910

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Mythical Monsters by Charles Gould Pdf

Author : Anonymous,Jiankun Sun
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781951627645

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Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas by Anonymous,Jiankun Sun Pdf

The gorgeously illustrated contemporary edition of an ancient Chinese text—for fans of fantastic beasts everywhere Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas is a new translation for contemporary readers of a classic Chinese text that is at once the geography of an ancient world, a bestiary of mythical creatures, and a book of cultural and medicinal lore. Illustrated throughout with more than 180 two-color drawings that are so sinuous they move on the page, it is a work for lovers of fantasy and mythology, ancient knowledge, fabulous beasts, and inspired art. The beings catalogued within these pages come from the regions of the known world, from the mountains and seas, the Great Wastelands, and the Lands Within the Seas that became China. They include spirits and deities and all sorts of strange creatures—dragons and phoenixes, hybrid beasts, some with human features, some hideous or with a call like wood splitting, or that portend drought or flood or bounty; others whose flesh cures disease or fends off nightmares, or whose pelt guarantees many progeny. Drawn from The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Fantastic Creatures is the work of two members of China's millennial generation, a young scholar and writer once known as the youngest "Genius of Chinese Cultural Studies" and an inspired illustrator trained in China and the United States, who together managed to communicate with the soul of a 4,000-year-old beast and have brought forth its strange beauty. Their work has been rendered into English by the foremost translator of modern Chinese literature in the West.

Author : Malcolm Ashman,Beryl Joyce Hargreaves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000061548842

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Fabulous Beasts by Malcolm Ashman,Beryl Joyce Hargreaves Pdf

Among the most compelling creatures of imagination are the beasts that inhabit the realms of ancient myth and folklore. In this esoteric bestiary, award-winning fantasy illustrator Malcolm Ashman renders in full color and with exquisite detail a wealth of these beautiful and frightening creatures, culled from the myths and legends of the Egyptians, Greeks, Babylonians, and others.

Author : Heather Lowenberg,Heather Feldman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0679864377

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Unicorns and Other Fabulous Creatures by Heather Lowenberg,Heather Feldman Pdf

This simple retelling of the lore surrounding a host of mythical creatures comes with tattoos of unicorns, dragons, fairies, and more!

Author : Richard W. Barber,Anne Riches
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0851156851

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A Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts by Richard W. Barber,Anne Riches Pdf

Mythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West.

Author : Leo Ruickbie
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1472136446

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The Impossible Zoo by Leo Ruickbie Pdf

'Leo Ruickbie's impeccably-written The Impossible Zoo is a menagerie like no other, as its exotic inhabitants are fabulous in every sense of the word. So for anyone who has ever wished that dragons and unicorns were real, for anyone who believes that they are, and for anyone who peruses bestiaries with unbridled joy, this magical, mystical, and truly memorable book is definitely for you - and for me!' Dr Karl Shuker, author of A Manifestation of Monsters HERE BE DRAGONS! Here you will find the things that once made the woods wild and the nights to be feared; that made ancient map-makers write, 'Here be Dragons'. The Impossible Zoo is a biology of the supernatural - a study of the life of things that never lived. This world of mermaids and unicorns, now confined to fantasy, but once believed to exist, is a world of the imagination that still affects us today. Wonderfully illustrated throughout, it also provides sources as a guide to further study and exploration. 'For anyone who has ever wished that dragons and unicorns were real, this magical, mystical and truly memorable book is definitely for you - and for me!' Dr Karl Shuker, author of A Manifestation of Monsters 'Ruickbie's level of scholarship is impressive and he presents his conclusions with great literary skill in readable and attractive prose. The results are truly fascinating. Very highly recommended.' Revd Lionel Fanthorpe, FRSA, author and President of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena

Author : Timothy Knapman
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0198446381

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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Myths and Legends: Level 16: Mythical Beasts And Fabulous Monsters by Timothy Knapman Pdf

In Mythical Beasts and Fabulous Monsters a prince faces the man-eating Minotaur, a Viking challenges the hungry Kraken, an adventurer rises with the immense Roc and a boy quizzes the wise Phoenix. TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.

Author : Lynn Curlee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781416914532

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Mythological Creatures by Lynn Curlee Pdf

A bestiary featuring mythical animals such as the gryphon and the chimera.

Author : Joe Nigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000063880573

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The Book of Fabulous Beasts by Joe Nigg Pdf

Comprising hundreds of well-known and obscure primary sources arranged chronologically by the author, this book traces the development of imaginary animals as they appear and reappear in literary accounts from the Babylonian epic of creation to modern fantasy. 12 halftones, 70 linecuts.