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The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture
- The Monsterization of Molluscs
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture af Otto Latva, 9781032318646
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
254
ISBN-13:
9781032318646
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032318643
Udg. Dato:
29 nov 2024
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6
Oplagsdato:
29 nov 2024
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The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture

- The Monsterization of Molluscs
Engelsk
Paperback 2024
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This book builds upon the extensive study of the historical relationship between sea animals and humans in transatlantic culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exposes the present understanding of the human relationship with the giant squid not only as too simplistic but also as historically inaccurate. For instance, it redefines the earlier understanding that humans and especially seafarers have understood giant squid as horror-evoking and ugly creatures since the dawn of history and explains the origins of mythical sea monsters such as the Kraken. The book is, however, more than a critical response to previous work. It will point out that animals such as cephalopods, which have largely been defined in biological contexts in recent times, have a fascinating and multivariate past, entangled with the history of humans in many remarkable ways. Hence, this book is not just about perceptions of giant-sized squid or cephalopods, but a historical inquiry into the transatlantic culture from the late eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. It will provide new knowledge about the history of mollusc studies, seafaring culture and more broadly of the relationship between humans and animals during the period.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
254
ISBN-13:
9781032318646
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1032318643
Udg. Dato:
29 nov 2024
Størrelse i cm:
23,4 x 15,6
Oplagsdato:
29 nov 2024
Forfatter(e):
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