Snake
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ISBN-13:
9781501348716
Veröffentl:
2020
Erscheinungsdatum:
03.09.2020
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Erica Wright
Gewicht:
180 g
Format:
162x124x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Feared and worshiped in equal measure, snakes have captured the imagination of poets, painters, and philosophers for centuries. From Ice Age cave drawings to Snakes on a Plane, this creature continues to enthrall the public. But what harm has been caused by our mythologizing? While considering the dangers of stigma, Erica Wright moves from art and pop culture to religion, fetish, and ecologic disaster. This book considers how the snake has become more symbol than animal, a metaphor for how we treat whatever scares us the most, whether or not our panic is justified.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in the The Atlantic.
While discussing the top ten most venomous snakes can be fun, this book hopes to explore their positive side as well. How do humans benefit from reptiles?
Preface1. Kingsnakes and Beauty Queens2. The Problem of the Serpent3. From Mademoiselle Dorita to Britney Spears: The Snake Charmer Girls4. A Mouse in Your Teeth5. Say Amen and Pass the Cottonmouth6. Python Pocketbooks7. Who's a Good Boy?8. Snakes Are Not Cheap: Titanoboa and Other Monsters in the Lake9. The Hobbyist10. Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth11. Magnanimity and True CourageAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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