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Format: 1 online resource (vii, 354 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 9781942401223 (ebook)

Series Statement: Arc reference

Content: 'Classic Readings on Monster Theory' and 'Primary Sources on Monsters' gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters can show us about what it means to be human. The first volume introduces important modern theorists of the monstrous and aims to provide interpretive tools and strategies for students to use to grapple with the primary sources in the second volume, which brings together some of the most influential and indicative monster narratives from the West.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021). , Introduction : a marvel of monsters / Asa Simon Mittman and Marcus Hensel -- The epic of Gilgamesh / translated by Andrew George -- The Bible -- Theogony / Hesiod ; translated by Debbie Felton -- The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men encounter the Cyclops / Homer ; translated by Debbie Felton -- Bust of Polyphemus -- Natural history / Pliny the Elder ; translated by Emily Albu -- Metamorphoses, Lycaon and Cadmus / Ovid ; translated by Britta Spann -- City of God / St. Augustine of Hippo ; translated by Gwendoline Knight -- Táin Bó Cúalinge (Cattle raid of Cooley) / translated by Larissa Tracy -- The wonders of the East / translated by Asa Simon Mittman and Susan M. Kim -- Donestre, huntress, and boar-tusked women -- Beowulf / translated by Roy Liuzza -- Modern images of Grendel -- Bisclavret / Marie de France ; translated by Glynn Burgess -- Völsunga saga (Saga of the Volsungs) / translated by Larissa Tracy -- The life of St. Christopher / translated by Susan M. Kim -- Illumination of St. Christopher -- The alliterative Morte Arthure / translated by Renee Ward -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / translated by Christina M. McCarter -- On monsters / Ambroise Pare ; translated by Anna Kłosowska -- Renaissance figures of monsters -- The Faerie Queene / Edmund Spenser -- The Tempest / William Shakespeare -- Images of Caliban -- A discourse concerning prodigies : whereinthe vanity of presages by them is reprehended, and their true and proper ends are indicated / John Spencer -- Paradise lost / John Milton -- Frankenstein, or The modern Prometheus / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley -- Frankenstein frontispiece -- William Wilson / Edgar Allen Poe -- Goblin Market / Christina Rosetti -- Illustration from Buy from is with a golden curl -- Jabberwocky / Lewis Carroll -- Illustration of Jabberwocky -- The damned thing / Ambrose Bierce -- Dracula / Bram Stoker -- Ancient sorceries / Algernon Blackwood -- The call of Cthulhu / H.P. Lovecraft -- Sketch of Cthulhu -- Shambleau / C.L. Moore -- The Hobbit, or There and back again / J.R.R. Tolkien -- It! / Theodore Sturgeon -- Fever dream / Ray Bradbury -- The faceless thing / Edward D. Hoch -- Grendel / John Gardner -- Secret observations on the Goat-Girl / Joyce Carol Oates -- Oryx and Crake / Margaret Atwood -- Slender Man -- The SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation.

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Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9781942401223

Series Statement: Arc Reference

Content: Companion volumes Classic Readings on Monster Theory and Primary Sources on Monsters gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters can show us about what it means to be human. The first volume introduces important modern theorists of the monstrous and aims to provide interpretive tools and strategies for students to use to grapple with the primary sources in the second volume, which brings together some of the most influential and indicative monster narratives from the West.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- , Introduction: A Marvel of Monsters / , The Epic of Gilgamesh / , The Bible -- , Hesiod, Theogony / , Homer, The Odyssey, Odysseus and his Men Encounter the Cyclops / , Bust of Polyphemus -- , Pliny the Elder, Natural History / , Ovid, Metamorphoses, Lycaon and Cadmus / , St. Augustine of Hippo, City of God / , Táin Bó Cúailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley) / , The Wonders of the East / , Donestre, Huntress, and Boar-Tusked Women -- , Beowulf / , Modern Images of Grendel -- , Marie de France, Bisclavret / , Völsunga saga (The Saga of the Volsungs) / , The Life of Saint Christopher / , Illumination of Saint Christopher -- , The Alliterative Morte Arthure / , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / , Ambroise Paré, On Monsters / , Renaissance Figures of Monsters -- , The Faerie Queene / , The Tempest / , Images of Caliban -- , A Discourse Concerning Prodigies: Wherein the Vanity of Presages by them is Reprehended, and their True and Proper Ends are Indicated / , Paradise Lost / , Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus / , Frankenstein Frontispiece -- , “William Wilson” / , “Goblin Market” / , Illustration of Buy From Us With A Golden Curl -- , “Jabberwocky” / , Illustration of Jabberwocky -- , “The Damned Thing" / , Dracula / , Frontispiece to Bram Stoker, Dracula -- , “Ancient Sorceries” / , “The Call of Cthulhu” / , Sketch of Cthulhu -- , “Shambleau” / , The Hobbit, or There and Back Again / , “It!” / , “Fever Dream” / , “The Faceless Thing” / , Grendel / , “Secret Observations on the Goat-Girl” / , Oryx and Crake / , Slender Man -- , The SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation -- , Contributor Biographies , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/stan90924

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/stan90924

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Format: 1 online resource (365 pages)

ISBN: 9781942401223

Series Statement: Arc Reference

Content: This volume and its companion gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters show us about what it means to be human. Primary Sources on Monsters brings together some of the most influential and indicative monster narratives from the West.

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Format: 1 online resource (365 pages) : , illustrations.

ISBN: 9781942401223 (e-book)

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Additional Edition: Print version: Primary sources on monsters. Volume 2, Demonstrare. Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, c2018 ISBN 9781942401216

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 354 Seiten).

ISBN: 978-1-942401-22-3

Series Statement: Demonstrare volume 2

Content: Companion volumes Classic Readings on Monster Theory and Primary Sources on Monsters gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters can show us about what it means to be human. The first volume introduces important modern theorists of the monstrous and aims to provide interpretive tools and strategies for students to use to grapple with the primary sources in the second volume, which brings together some of the most influential and indicative monster narratives from the West

Note: In English

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-942401-21-6

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DOI: 10.1515/9781942401223

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Format: vii, 354 Seiten : , Illustrationen.

ISBN: 978-1-942401-21-6

Series Statement: Demonstrare volume 2

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-942401-22-3

Language: English

Keywords: Ungeheuer ; Quelle

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 354 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781942401223 , 9781942401216

Series Statement: Arc reference

Content: 'Classic Readings on Monster Theory' and 'Primary Sources on Monsters' gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters can show us about what it means to be human. The first volume introduces important modern theorists of the monstrous and aims to provide interpretive tools and strategies for students to use to grapple with the primary sources in the second volume, which brings together some of the most influential and indicative monster narratives from the West.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021)

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781942401216

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781942401216

Language: English

URL: lizenzpflichtig