The golden-bristled boar : last ferocious beast of the forest / Jeffrey Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Jeffrey, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wild boar hunting--History.

Wild boar hunting.

Wild boar hunting--Southern States--History.

Wild boar--Mythology.

Wild boar.

Wild boar in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

[Greene] introduces us to a fascinating cast of experts, from museum curators and scientists to hunters and chefs (who share their recipes) to the inhabitants of chateaux who have livd in the same ancient countryside with generations of boars. They are all part of a juorney filled with wonders and discoveries about these majestic anmials the poet Robinson Jeffers called "beautiful monsters.".

Contents:

Cover

Contents

ONE: La Compagnie

TWO: The Gift

THREE: Field Dressing

FOUR: The Beast of Our Emotions

FIVE: Boars in the Evolutionary Parade

SIX: Woodsmen and Boars

SEVEN: The Noble Domain

EIGHT: Nights in the Forest

NINE: Myths and Monsters

TEN: Travels: Tuscany, Tyrrhenian Islands, and Boars

ELEVEN: The Divine Beast

TWELVE: Beautiful Monsters Back Home

THIRTEEN: Fête du Sanglier

FOURTEEN: Julie

RECIPES

Wild Boar

Jabalí

Inoshishi

Wildschwein

Cinghiale

Sanglier

Sources and Acknowledgments

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

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W

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Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-13516-3

9786613807748

0-8139-3128-2

OCLC:

784958293