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Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Armadillo
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1861477449
Meet fantastic beasts from ancient legends: fire-breathing dragons, the Himalayan yeti, one-eyed Cyclops, and more.
Author : Pete Von Sholly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 1951038010
Pete Von Sholly's History of Monsters is a glorious look at the phenomenon of monsters as they figure in pop culture as well as from the anthropological, psychological and societal angles. This unprecedented illustrated pageant, presented as an accordion folded hardcover book, shows the actual history of monsters from man's earliest fears of the darkness beyond the fire to today's nightmares to see how these terrors found expression in myth, legend, and entertainment. But whatever the time or medium it's always in the unknown where the monsters lurk and fester and wait. Step into Pete Von Sholly's History of Monsters and experience the story as never before. "This astounding work traces the evolution and proliferation of monsters through all human history and many cultures, with over 1,100 different examples intertwined into a colorful, informative and fascinating book on a scale that has never before been attempted. Take a guided tour through the dark side of legend, myth, superstition, fiction, animation, film, television and even cryptozoology, and meet every monster that has haunted your nightmares - and quite a few that haven't (yet) - in this fantastic panorama wrought with the skills of a mature master of the genre." - Richard Milner, former editor of Natural History magazine and author of Charles R. Knight - The Artist Who Saw Through Time and Darwin's UniverseZ
Author : Christopher Golden,Stephen R. Bissette,Thomas E. Sniegoski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780671042592
An official guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer describes the mythology and influences behind the monsters, ghouls, and characters through interviews with the creators and details of the episodes.
Author : Flowerpot Press
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Marine animals
ISBN : 1770937773
Explores the strange creatures that survive in some of the most dangerous and harshest environments on Earth, including ocean sunfish, gulper fish, and dugong.
Author : David Der-Wei Wang,Dewei Wang
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520238732
In ancient China a monster called Taowu was known for both its vicious nature and its power to see the past and the future. Since the seventeenth century, fictive accounts of history have accommodated themselves to the monstrous nature of Taowu. Moving effortlessly across the entire twentieth-century literary landscape, David Der-wei Wang delineates the many meanings of Chinese violence and its literary manifestations.
Author : David Quammen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393076301
"Rich detail and vivid anecdotes of adventure....A treasure trove of exotic fact and hard thinking." —New York Times Book Review For millennia, lions, tigers, and their man-eating kin have kept our dark, scary forests dark and scary, and their predatory majesty has been the stuff of folklore. But by the year 2150 big predators may only exist on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the very nature of our existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above—so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem. Casting his expert eye over the rapidly diminishing areas of wilderness where predators still reign, the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo and The Tangled Tree examines the fate of lions in India's Gir forest, of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia, of brown bears in the mountains of Romania, and of Siberian tigers in the Russian Far East. In the poignant and troublesome ferocity of these embattled creatures, we recognize something primeval deep within us, something in danger of vanishing forever.
Author : Carlyn Beccia
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512449167
Could Dr. Frankenstein's machine ever animate a body? Why should vampires drink from veins and not arteries? What body parts are best for zombies to eat? (It's not brains.) This fascinating encyclopedia of monsters delves into the history and science behind eight legendary creatures, from Bigfoot and the kraken to zombies and more. Find out each monster's origin story and the real-world history that informed it, and then explore the science of each creature in fun and surprising ways. Tips and infographics--including monster anatomy, how to survive a vampire attack, and real-life giant creatures of the deep sea--make this a highly visual and fun-to-browse book.
Author : David Wengrow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691202396
It has often been claimed that "monsters"--supernatural creatures with bodies composed from multiple species--play a significant part in the thought and imagery of all people from all times. The Origins of Monsters advances an alternative view. Composite figurations are intriguingly rare and isolated in the art of the prehistoric era. Instead it was with the rise of cities, elites, and cosmopolitan trade networks that "monsters" became widespread features of visual production in the ancient world. Showing how these fantastic images originated and how they were transmitted, David Wengrow identifies patterns in the records of human image-making and embarks on a search for connections between mind and culture. Wengrow asks: Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? Wengrow considers the work of art in the first age of mechanical reproduction, which he locates in the Middle East, where urban life began. Comparing the development and spread of fantastic imagery across a range of prehistoric and ancient societies, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and China, he explores how the visual imagination has been shaped by a complex mixture of historical and universal factors. Examining the reasons behind the dissemination of monstrous imagery in ancient states and empires, The Origins of Monsters sheds light on the relationship between culture and cognition.
Author : Emma Sancartier
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452167800
“A humorous—and richly illustrated—book full of quirky monsters. SanCartier’s creatures are somehow both cute and terrifying.” —USA Today Meet the world’s most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of seventeen monsters from around the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater Baku and the Persian carnivorous unicorn Shadhavar to the Eastern European Shurale, a literal tickle monster. Illustrated in lush watercolor, Monsters You Should Know is a perfect primer for the many strange, frightening, and compelling things that go bump in the night. “An important book on monsters you should know about, mostly because it turns out they’re really cute.” —Buzzfeed
Author : W. Scott Poole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Animals, Mythical
ISBN : 1481308823
Monsters are here to stay.--Christopher James Blythe "Journal of Religion and Popular Culture"
Author : Michael Chemers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315454078
Monsters are fragmentary, uncertain, frightening creatures. What happens when they enter the realm of the theatre? The Monster in Theatre History explores the cultural genealogies of monsters as they appear in the recorded history of Western theatre. From the Ancient Greeks to the most cutting-edge new media, Michael Chemers focuses on a series of ‘key’ monsters, including Frankenstein’s creature, werewolves, ghosts, and vampires, to reconsider what monsters in performance might mean to those who witness them. This volume builds a clear methodology for engaging with theatrical monsters of all kinds, providing a much-needed guidebook to this fascinating hinterland.
Author : Adam Benedict
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Monsters
ISBN : 1691242535
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Genuine reports of unbelievable encounters with terrifying beasts from all over the globe! This collection of over 170+ articles, direct from newspapers of the 1800s and 1900s, brings some of the most bizarre, amazing, and incredible stories of true monster encounters out of the past and into your hands! Presented with zero spin or bias, this book delivers just the facts and allows you, the reader, to decide for yourself if the stories within actually happened or not. From the funny to the frightening, the sincere to the weird, there is something for everyone within these pages!
Author : Timothy J. Bradley
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781480757004
Dive into the history of monster movies! From the earliest examples from the silent-film era, to modern-day movies featuring sophisticated CGI, monster movies have been scaring audiences for years. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, and featuring TIME content, this high-interest book builds reading skills and includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The detailed sidebars, fascinating images, and Dig Deeper section prompt students to connect back to the text and encourage multiple readings. Check It Out! includes suggested resources for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this title features complex content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
Author : Leo Braudy
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300203806
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Shaping Fear -- 2 Between Hope and Fear: Horror and Religion -- 3 Terror, Horror, and the Cult of Nature -- 4 Frankenstein, Robots, and Androids: Horror and the Manufactured Monster -- 5 The Detective's Reason -- 6 Jekyll and Hyde: The Monster from Within -- 7 Dracula and the Haunted Present -- 8 Horror in the Age of Visual Reproduction -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations
Author : Neesa Bally
Publisher : Neesa Bally
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9768289589
In this humorous, rhyming story a little girl's attempts to befriend a monster lead from one disaster to the next. All is not lost though as this unlikely pair may have more in common than you think.
