Ebook Giants Monsters and Dragons An Encyclopedia of Folklore Legend and Myth Carol Rose 9780393322118 Books
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"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! have nothing on Rose, at home in a thicket of menacing creatures."―Choice
We have always conjured up creatures never seen in nature, from flying horses and two-headed birds to fire-breathing dragons and enormous killer skunks, as well as fantastic distortions of our own image, from giants to nubile maidens. In these pages you will meet extraordinary beings from Hindu and Navajo religions, Scandinavian tales, Russian folklore, Lithuanian stories, Irish oral history, American tall tales, and Aztec myth. Just some of the monstrous entourage • Baku, a benevolent Japanese monster with the body of a horse, the head of a lion, and the legs of a tiger, who helps people by devouring their nightmares. • Kurma, the giant tortoise of Hindu myth, whose upper shell forms the heavens and lower part the earth. • Missipissy, the feared fish serpent of North America's Great Lakes region. This illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes individual beasts in their cultural context but also groups them together across cultures and discusses common mythological strands and conceits. 60 b/w illustrations.Ebook Giants Monsters and Dragons An Encyclopedia of Folklore Legend and Myth Carol Rose 9780393322118 Books
"This book has some very useful information on a great number of various kinds of creatures including some I have never even heard of; I have enjoyed this book and it is priced reasonably."
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Giants Monsters and Dragons An Encyclopedia of Folklore Legend and Myth Carol Rose 9780393322118 Books Reviews :
Giants Monsters and Dragons An Encyclopedia of Folklore Legend and Myth Carol Rose 9780393322118 Books Reviews
- This book was above all else an incredibly comprehensive mythical bestiary. No other single volume I've seen to date can compare to the sheer breadth of creatures referenced in these pages. It gives a truly global perspective to the term monster. In my case, this book was everything I had hoped it would be -- a thorough encyclopedia on the subject. If you're looking for a children's book with colorful illustrations and a sentimental tone then you won't be as pleased as I was with this purchase. This book serves to introduce the reader to the various imaginary creatures of the world, many of which will surely be new to the average enthusiast, and hopefully inspire them to further investigate those they find particularly intriguing.
- This book is exactly what it says it is. It’s literally in the title. While some people complained about the shortness of some of the entries, I thought they were of a decent length. The purpose of this book is to help you get a start on where you’d like to focus your research. It introduced me to several creatures I wasn’t even aware existed in folklore. My only complaint was that it wasn’t categorized by region. Other than that, I like this and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in folkloric or mythological creatures.
- Encyclopaedias have always enjoyed favour as a means of presenting subject matter in a condensed and accessible form. There are a number of books that treat giants, monsters and mystery animals none however seems to cover the entire lot in one book including symbolic elements. In alphabetical order giving basic descriptions of each creature as well as its activities, region, culture and historical period. In addition to the basic description and explanation of the origins the author explains parallels to other cultural icons, common heritages and manifestations pertaining to modern popular culture. My only disappointment in this book would be the pictures although there were a number of sketches they were all black and white a bit of colour would have improved the visual effect of this encyclopaedia greatly. We have after all grown accustomed to artistically drawn and designed books.
Mythical creatures have always generated popularity of immense proportion in literary works, film, t/v and the most basic beginning story telling. They are legendary creatures believed at one point in our past history to be real beings. Mythical creatures can easily be divided into two groups ones that actually existed ones that are a composition of imagination gone wild in a time where imagination played a large part of existence. Over time these stories become legends they are then transferred into modern day mythological beings or creatures through film and majestic art work. Each country has their own mythical and magical creatures, monsters and legendary heroes brought to life in a continuum. We are constantly searching and wanting to know more about these myths, they are forever haunting our imagination and will forever continue to run along the imaginary mind. Movies, books on superheroes are forever bringing these mythical beings back to life. - Mostly small paragraphs on each creature, not many picture references; yet can give you a starting point for creature ideas for storytelling.
- I was surprised with the extensive amount of listings within the book. There is a lot of otherwise hard to find information. I would have given this book 5 stars if it weren't for one thing; there is no index. A book like this should really contain an index for those looking for particular traits, or words within a creature's definition. However there are listings in the back based on different characteristics it is not as exhaustive or all around helpful as a simple index would be. Don't get me wrong though, this book is still well worth the purchase. Besides you can search through the book for keywords on this webpage by clicking "Search Inside".
- This was for my grandson and he is thrilled with it.
- This book has some very useful information on a great number of various kinds of creatures including some I have never even heard of; I have enjoyed this book and it is priced reasonably.
- It was good information but hard to figure out.geographically.
