The Rhinoceros and the Megatherium / / Juan Pimentel.
How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts-a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster's massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cultural changes but also the enduring power of image and imaginati...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue. Analogy and Essay
- 1. Itinerary
- 2. Words
- 3. Print
- 4. Chimera
- 5. Bones
- 6. Fossil
- Epilogue. Circular Lives
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index