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Monsters : evil beings, mythical beasts, and all manner of imaginary terrors / David D. Gilmore.
LIBRA GR825 .G55 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilmore, David D., 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monsters.
- Animals, Mythical.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- A field guide to the world's scary creatures, along with an intriguing explanation why monsters won't go away. Gilmore considers the role of monsters in the human psyche and in society, looking at art, folktales, fantasy, literature, and so on.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-204) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Given to the Penn Libraries by Margy Ellin Meyerson in memory of her husband, President Emeritus Martin Meyerson.
- ISBN:
- 0812237021
- OCLC:
- 50155430
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