Author : Jeff Rovin
Publisher :
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 17,46 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780816018246
A guide to more than one thousand beasts, specters, and other monsters, from the Bible's Leviathan to Hollywood's Alien, arranged alphabetically and cross-referenced by subject
Author : Daniel Cohen
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 17,62 MB
Release : 1990-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780880294423
Describes popular myths about land and sea monsters, phantoms, monstrous birds and bats, extraterrestrials, and weird creatures.
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,67 MB
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786495057
"Here there be dragons"--this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there were only as great as the beasts they encountered. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures well-known and obscure, collected from traditions around the world.
Author : Rosemary Guiley
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Monsters
ISBN : 1438130015
Monsters and shape-shifters have always held a special fascination in mythologies, legends, and folklore the world over. From ancient customs to famous cases of beasts and vampires and their reflections in popular culture, 600 entries provide definitions, explanations, and lists of suggested further reading.
Author : Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 21,11 MB
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1317044266
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.
Author : John Matthews
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0007365055
From unicorns and trolls to werewolves and griffins, this comprehensive guide is the key to discovering every magical creature from myth, folklore and legend around the world.
Author : Loren Coleman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 39,22 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1439147795
The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman -- these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, tales of these "monsters" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology -- the study of hidden animals. Cryptozoology A to Z, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly two hundred entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, teams up with Jerome Clark, editor and author of several encyclopedias, to provide these definitive descriptions and many never-before-published drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. Full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field, Cryptozoology A to Z is the most complete reference ever of the newest zoological science.
Author : Stephen P. Kershaw
Publisher : Wide Eyed Editions
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 46,11 MB
Release : 2019-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1786031922
An illustrated encyclopedia of characters from Greek mythology, prepare to be amazed.
Author : Carol Rose
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 26,90 MB
Release : 2001-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393322118
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe the imaginary creatures found in legends, religions, folklore, oral history, and theologies around the world.
Author : Isabel Greenberg
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 48,42 MB
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 0316225827
A beautifully illustrated book of imaginary fables about Earth's early -- and lost -- history. Before our history began, another -- now forgotten -- civilization thrived. The people who roamed Early Earth were much like us: curious, emotional, funny, ambitious, and vulnerable. In this series of illustrated and linked tales, Isabel Greenberg chronicles the explorations of a young man as he paddles from his home in the North Pole to the South Pole. There, he meets his true love, but their romance is ill-fated. Early Earth's unusual and finicky polarity means the lovers can never touch. As intricate and richly imagined as the work of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in Hark! A Vagrant, Isabel Greenberg's debut will be a welcome addition to the thriving graphic novel genre.
