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The Dragon in the West

The Dragon in the West

From Ancient Myth to Modern Legend

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An exploration of how the image and idea of the dragon has evolved through historyHow did the dragon get its wings? Everyone in the modern West has a clear idea of what a dragon looks like and of the sorts of stories it inhabits, not least devotees of the fantasies of J. R. R.

Tolkien, J. K. Rowling, and George R.

R. Martin. A cross between a snake and some fearsome mammal, often sporting colossal wings, they live in caves, lie on treasure, maraud, and breathe fire.

They are extraordinarily powerful, but even so, ultimately defeated in their battles with humans. What is theorigin of this creature? The Dragon in the West is the first serious and substantial account in any language of the evolution of the modern dragon from its ancient forebears. Daniel Ogden's detailed exploration begins with the drakon of Greek myth and the draco of the dragon-loving Romans, and a look at the ancient world's female dragons.

It brings the story forwards though Christian writings, medieval illustrated manuscripts, and the lives of dragon-duelling saints, before concluding with a study ofdragons found in the medieval Germanic world, including those of the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf and the Norse sagas.


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Autor Daniel (Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter) Ogden
Vydavateľ Oxford University Press
Jazyk anglický
VäzbaHardback
Počet strán480
Formát166 x 240 x 32
Hmotnosť938
EAN9780198830184
Rok vydania2021
Edícia História

Autor

Daniel (Professor of Ancient History, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter) Ogden

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