Spider / / Katarzyna and Sergiusz Michalski

• Autore: Michalska Katarzyna
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion Books, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.44
• Soggetto topico: Spiders; Spiders - Mythology; Spiders in art; Animals in literature; Animals in motion pictures; Spiders - Symbolic aspects; Spiders - Psychological aspects; Human-animal relationships; Animals and civilization
• Altri autori: MichalskiSergiusz
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Includes Web resources (p. 217).
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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, pay
• Titolo autorizzato: Spider
• ISBN: 1-283-13372-5; 9786613133724; 1-86189-888-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965630203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Animal (Reaktion Books)