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  • The Butterfly Who Dreamt He Was a Man

    Metamorphoses, Entomological and Human

    by Boria Sax ...
    From ancient fables to modern science, insects and their metamorphoses have long inspired human understanding of life’s transitions. This original and engaging book traces how these transformations have shaped rituals around birth, marriage and death, while also provoking deep questions about identity. Through stories that connect Zhuang Zhou’s butterfly dream to figures such as Kafka, Merian and ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • City of Ravens

    London, the Tower and its Famous Birds

    by Boria Sax ...
    A "quirky and absorbing" exploration of the history and mythology surrounding the ravens at the Tower of London ( Publishers Weekly).Tales tell of how Charles II, fearful of ancient legends that Britain will fall if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave their abode, ordered that the wings of the six ravens be clipped. But the truth is that the ravens only arrived at the Tower in 1883, when ... Read more

    $9.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mythical Zoo

    Animals in Myth, Legend, and Literature

    by Boria Sax ...
    A beautifully illustrated alternate taxonomy of the animal kingdom, based on mythology, literature, art, and other cultural realms: "Charming." — ForeWordSacred cows, wily serpents, fearsome lions, elegant swans, busy bees, and sly foxes—all are caricatures of the creatures themselves, yet they reflect not only how different cultures see the natural world around them but also how such cultures ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Avian Illuminations

    A Cultural History of Birds

    by Boria Sax ...
    Avian Illuminations examines the many roles birds have played in human society, from food, messengers, deities and pets, to omens, muses, timekeepers, custodians, hunting companions, decorative motifs and, most importantly, embodiments of our aspirations. It narrates the history of our relationships with a host of birds including crows, owls, parrots, falcons, eagles, nightingales, hummingbirds, ... Read more

    Was $34.99 USD Now $28.69 USD

  • Imaginary Animals

    The Monstrous, the Wondrous and the Human

    by Boria Sax ...
    Tales throughout the world generally place fabulous beasts in marginal locations – deserts, deep woods, remote islands, glaciers, ocean depths, mountain peaks, caves, swamps, heavenly bodies and alternate universes. Legends tell us that imaginary animals belong to a primordial time, before we had encompassed the world with names, categories and scientific knowledge.This book traces the history of ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Enchanted Forests

    The Poetic Construction of a World before Time

    by Boria Sax ...
    In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State that had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish Communist grandparents as a buffer against what they felt was a hostile world. For Sax, in the years following, the woodland came to represent a link with those who lived and had lived there, including Native Americans, settlers, bears, deer, turtles and migrating birds.In this personal ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Dinomania

    Why We Love, Fear and Are Utterly Enchanted by Dinosaurs

    by Boria Sax ...
    At once reptilian and avian, dinosaurs enable us to imagine a world far beyond the usual boundaries of time, culture and physiology. We have envisioned them in diverse and contradictory ways, reflecting, in part, our changing conceptions of ourselves. Their discovery, around the start of the nineteenth century, was intimately tied to our awareness of geological time; their vast size and power ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Crow

    by Boria Sax ...
    Series Book 3 - Animal
    This classic Reaktion title, now available in B-format, is a survey of crows, ravens, magpies and their relatives in myth, literature and life. It ranges from the raven sent out by Noah to the corvid deities of the Eskimo, to Taoist legends, Victorian novels and contemporary films. It will be of interest to anyone who has ever been intrigued, puzzled, annoyed or charmed by these wonderfully ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

    by Boria Sax ...
    Series series MAXnotes Literature Guides
    REA's MAXnotes for The Gawain Poet's Sir Gawain and the Green KnightMAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Sound and the Fury, The (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

    by Boria Sax ...
    Series series MAXnotes Literature Guides
    REA's MAXnotes for William Faulkner's The Sound and the FuryMAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Death in Venice (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

    by Boria Sax ...
    Series series MAXnotes Literature Guides
    MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Lizard

    by Boria Sax ...
    Series Book 83 - Animal
    Lizards stimulate the human imagination, despite generally being small, soundless and hidden from sight in burrows, treetops or crevices. They can blend into a vast range of environments, from rocky coasts to deserts and rainforests. Their fluid motion can make us think of water, while their curvilinear forms suggest vegetation. Their stillness appears deathlike, while their sudden arousal is like ... Read more

    $20.49 USD