The Penguin Book of Dragons
Seiten
2022
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-313504-3 (ISBN)
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-313504-3 (ISBN)
The definitive global anthology of writings about dragons, from Ancient Egypt to the modern day
Since the earliest moments of human history, dragons have occupied a place in our imaginations. Bringer of night in Ancient Egypt; mortal enemy of the elephant in South Asia; slain by a god in Sanskrit hymn. In the Book of Revelation, there is the Leviathan; in Loch Ness, a monster. Their crushing coils and their treasure hoards are found throughout literature and language: in the Old English of Beowulf, in the Elvish of Tolkien, in the far-flung travels of Marco Polo.
The Penguin Book of Dragons is the definitive collection of all this and more: two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons.
Since the earliest moments of human history, dragons have occupied a place in our imaginations. Bringer of night in Ancient Egypt; mortal enemy of the elephant in South Asia; slain by a god in Sanskrit hymn. In the Book of Revelation, there is the Leviathan; in Loch Ness, a monster. Their crushing coils and their treasure hoards are found throughout literature and language: in the Old English of Beowulf, in the Elvish of Tolkien, in the far-flung travels of Marco Polo.
The Penguin Book of Dragons is the definitive collection of all this and more: two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons.
Scott G. Bruce is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Undead and The Penguin Book of Hell, and the author of three books about the Abbey of Cluny. He is a professor of medieval history at Fordham University in New York City. He worked his way through college as a gravedigger.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.10.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 260 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
| Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-313504-X / 014313504X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-313504-3 / 9780143135043 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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