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The Rhinoceros and the Megatherium /
How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts-a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster's massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cultural changes but also the enduring power of image and imaginati...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue. Analogy and Essay
- 1. Itinerary
- 2. Words
- 3. Print
- 4. Chimera
- 5. Bones
- 6. Fossil
- Epilogue. Circular Lives
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index