On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears

by Stephen T. Asma

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Hailed as "a feast" (Washington Post) and "a modern-day bestiary" (The New Yorker), Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters--how they have evolved over time, what functions they have served for us, and what shapes they are likely to take in the future. Beginning at the time of Alexander the Great, the monsters come fast and furious--Behemoth and Leviathan, Gog and Magog, Satan and his demons, Grendel...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199798095

ISBN13:9780199798094

Release Date:September 2011

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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