The Book of Barely Imagined Beings Henderson Caspar
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings Henderson Caspar From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed…
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The Book of Barely Imagined Beings Henderson Caspar
From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer's song. Today, we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology--they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order.
But whereas medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth, the creatures that abound in Henderson's book--from the axolotl to the zebrafish--are, with one But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid, animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot, what we know about them and what we don't.With The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Caspar Henderson offers readers a fascinating, beautifully produced modern-day menagerie.
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