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Mythical Zoo: Animals in Myth, Legend, & Literature
de Boria Sax
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1468307207
- ISBN 13
- 9781468307207
- Librería
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Overlook/Duckworth. Used - Very Good. 2013. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: Nature).
Sinopsis
From Aesop's Fables to Mockingjay , animals have always played a pivotal role in human culture. Even today, animals wield symbolic powers as varied as the cultures that embrace them. Sacred cows, wily serpents, fearsome lions, elegant swans, busy bees, and sly foxes--all are caricatures of the creatures themselves, yet they reflect not only how different cultures see the natural world around them but also how such cultures make use of their native animals. In this fun and thought-provoking book, historian and animal enthusiast Boria Sax argues for a classification of animals that goes beyond the biological to encompass a more meaningful distinction: tradition. From ants and elephants to tigers and tortoises, The Mythical Zoo weaves together a crosscultural tapestry encompassing mythology, history, art, science, philosophy, and literature. The result is a beautifully illustrated, masterfully composed love letter to the animal kingdom.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- SIN0004597
- Título
- Mythical Zoo: Animals in Myth, Legend, & Literature
- Autor
- Boria Sax
- Estado del libro
- Used - Very Good
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 1468307207
- ISBN 13
- 9781468307207
- Editorial
- Overlook/Duckworth
- Lugar de publicación
- Ny
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2013-11-29
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
Sobre Powell's Bookstores Chicago
Used, rare and out-of-print titles, specializing in academic and scholarly books. Independent bookstores in Chicago since 1970
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
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