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The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture The Monsterization of Molluscs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Latva, Otto
- Series:
- Multispecies Encounters Series.
- Multispecies Encounters Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sea monsters.
- Kraken.
- Ocean--Folklore.
- Ocean.
- Seafaring life--Folklore.
- Seafaring life.
- Voyages and travels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 p.).
- Place of Publication:
- Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Humans, cephalopods, and history
- Part 1. The Era of New Ideas and Far-Reaching Seafaring, 1763-1802
- The late eighteenth-century encounters with giant-sized squid
- Narratives and enlightenment theories
- Part 2. The Years of Uncertainty and Discovery, 1802-1861
- Early nineteenth-century encounters with giant-sized squid
- The enormous squid, zoology, and the public discussion
- Part 3. The Period of Cephalopod Monsters, 1861-1899
- The late nineteenth-century encounters with giant-sized squid
- The enormous squid in scientific and public discussion in the 1860s
- The emergence of the giant squid and how it became a monster.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Latva, Otto The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture
- ISBN:
- 9781000910421
- 1000910423
- Publisher Number:
- 40031891325
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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