Inconceivable Beasts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Inconceivable Beasts write by Asa Simon Mittman. This book was released on 2013. Inconceivable Beasts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bound with Beowulf, the Old English Wonders of the East, a catalogue of marvelous beings, describes the very creatures it depicts as ungefraegelicu (unheard of, inconceivable). Insistently, these representations, both visual and textual, provoke questions about the nature and possibility of representation itself. In doing so, they also destabilize the notion of scholarship as being able to provide final, concrete meanings, even as they suggest the possibility for other ways of approaching meanings, including the question of what it meant-and means-to be a monster, and thus to be human. Containing the first color facsimile of the Wonders, transcription, translation and extensive commentary, this volume should be of interest to students and scholars of Old English literature, Anglo-Saxon art, and monster studies. Book jacket.
The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous
The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous write by Asa Simon Mittman. This book was released on 2012. The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics and cultural and media studies. The companion offers scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field.
My Favourite Things
My Favourite Things - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook My Favourite Things write by Gerhard Jaritz. This book was released on 2019. My Favourite Things available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Research into material culture has become one of the most important fields in medieval and early modern studies. While past research focused primarily on the objects as such, present interests have moved to humans and their ties to things. This volume concentrates on the perception of medieval and early modern material culture, in particular exceptional objects that can be seen as "favourite things". Contributions lead from theoretical issues to specific groups of objects, their exclusivity and function as social markers. The analyses address both religious and secular space.
The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters
The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters write by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock. This book was released on 2016-04-01. The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From vampires and demons to ghosts and zombies, interest in monsters in literature, film, and popular culture has never been stronger. This concise Encyclopedia provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative A-Z of monsters throughout the ages. It is the first major reference book on monsters for the scholarly market. Over 200 entries written by experts in the field are accompanied by an overview introduction by the editor. Generic entries such as 'ghost' and 'vampire' are cross-listed with important specific manifestations of that monster. In addition to monsters appearing in English-language literature and film, the Encyclopedia also includes significant monsters in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, African and Middle Eastern traditions. Alphabetically organized, the entries each feature suggestions for further reading. The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters is an invaluable resource for all students and scholars and an essential addition to library reference shelves.
The Art of Fantasy
The Art of Fantasy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Art of Fantasy write by S. Elizabeth. This book was released on 2023-09-12. The Art of Fantasy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Art of Fantasy is an inspiring curation of art for fans of myth, magic and the unreal – from gallery greats (the Surrealists and Symbolists) to artists working in the margins today.
