In medieval civilization, the monster is omnipresent. Curiously, we do not have a global vision of this phenomenon which has been approached from a monographic angle until now. This book fills this gap by retracing the history of monsters, from their emergence, well before the Middle Ages, to the moment when they became a means of political satire, allegory or mnemonic image. The author traces the main routes of transmission of the teratological heritage, excluding no testimony, presents the monsters and the interpretations they have aroused, their multiple genesis and their origins. - [Publisher]

Language: French

Locators: ISBN: 2-84050-154-6; LC: GR825.L38