03281nam 2200817 a 450 991096563020332120251208165324.01-283-13372-597866131337241-86189-888-6(CKB)2670000000092477(EBL)692188(OCoLC)726743256(SSID)ssj0000525819(PQKBManifestationID)11348130(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525819(PQKBWorkID)10507710(PQKB)11021347(MiAaPQ)EBC692188(Au-PeEL)EBL692188(CaPaEBR)ebr10470252(CaONFJC)MIL313372(EXLCZ)99267000000009247720101012d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpider /Katarzyna and Sergiusz Michalski1st ed.London Reaktion Books20101 online resource (226 p.)Animal seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-775-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Includes Web resources (p. 217).Introduction : spiders on the wall and elsewhere -- Some basic zoological facts -- Arachnophobia -- Venom and cold intellect : the spider and its web in the European intellectual tradition -- The femme fatale and eroticism -- Oppressive mothers, dreams and Louise Bourgeois -- Spiders in art and caricature -- Myth and folklore -- Urban legends -- Spider goes Hollywood.Both fascinating and frightening, the spider has a rich symbolic presence in the imagination. At once a representative of death, due to its fangs and dangerous poison, the spider can also represent life and creation, because of its intricate web and females who carry sacs of thousands of tiny eggs. In this wide-ranging book, Katarzyna and Sergiusz Michalski investigate the natural history and cultural significance of the spider. From ancient Greek myth to Dostoyevsky, the authors explore the appearance of spiders in literature and their depictions in art, payAnimal (Reaktion Books)SpidersSpidersFolkloreSpidersMythologySpiders in artAnimals in literatureAnimals in motion picturesSpidersSymbolic aspectsSpidersPsychological aspectsHuman-animal relationshipsAnimals and civilizationSpiders.SpidersSpidersMythology.Spiders in art.Animals in literature.Animals in motion pictures.SpidersSymbolic aspects.SpidersPsychological aspects.Human-animal relationships.Animals and civilization.595.44Michalska Katarzyna1859967Michalski Sergiusz861492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965630203321Spider4464364UNINA