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Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
by
Carol Rose
We have always conjured up creatures never seen in nature, from flying horses and two-headed birds to fire-breathing dragons and enormous killer skunks, as well as fantastic distortions of our own image, from giants to nubile maidens. In these pages you will meet extraordinary beings from Hindu and Navajo religions, Scandinavian tales, Russian folklore, Lithuanian stories,...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
November 17th 2001
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published 2000)
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A handy reference book. The writing is dry, more encyclopedic than mythic, but the information is useful. As a reference it works well and is easy to use: it's alphabetized, cross-referenced and indexed. But no matter how irresistible an entry like "Ichthyocentaur" or "Druggen Hill Boggle" may seem, they're not the liveliest reading material. Also, as a reference it isn't complete without the companion volume, Rose's Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins. Anyone in a position to need such a...more
This book investigates thousands of monsters from every corner of the world. Each monster entry is supplemented with background myth or lore, continent, country or culture of origin. Short briefs of over two thousand monsters are included and seldom drawings as well. Appendixes are arranged by types of monsters, their associations, and the bibliography contains nearly two hundred entries. Undoubtedly this is a well researched encyclopedia and a necessary resource for any studies of mythical mons...more
While Giants, Monsters and Dragons isn't a book of fairy tales or stories, it's a wonderful reference book to the many legendary beasties of the world. Carol Rose has gathered descriptions and information of hundreds of mythical creatures from various cultures and assembled them into an encyclopedia style volume. Dry writing for sure, but wonderfully interesting nonetheless!
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first of all, it's always nice to have exhaustive lists of beasts and supernatural entities from various folklores and myths under a single bind..
It's a wonderful book for those, who loves to research on this subjects and also for people like me who simply love to know about different folkloric creatures and beings.
It has not much pictures though.. you have to help yourself on shape/sizes and physical appearances of creatures.
In few cases it does give some misinterpretations on creatures.....more
first of all, it's always nice to have exhaustive lists of beasts and supernatural entities from various folklores and myths under a single bind..
It's a wonderful book for those, who loves to research on this subjects and also for people like me who simply love to know about different folkloric creatures and beings.
It has not much pictures though.. you have to help yourself on shape/sizes and physical appearances of creatures.
In few cases it does give some misinterpretations on creatures.....more
This is one of my favorite reference books -- mythical creatures from all traditions, with a lovely index.
Mar 14, 2011
Redsteve
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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This is a seriously complete book on monsters, semi-humans and supernatural beasties. Although the individual entries are short, this reference book covers it all: mythological and folkloric creatures from every culture you’ve heard of (and many you haven’t). It’s also got heraldric beasts, creatures from literature, nursery boggies, biblical monsters, and even modern creations (like the Great Galactic Ghoul).
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