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Breathless Zoo:

Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing
  • ISBN-13: 9780271053738
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Rachel Poliquin
  • Price: AUD $77.99
  • Stock: 3 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 14/01/2013
  • Format: Paperback (230.00mm X 205.00mm) 272 pages Weight: 850g
  • Categories: linguistics [CF]
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A cultural and poetic analysis of the art and science of taxidermy, from sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art.


Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Wonder

2 Beauty

3 Spectacle

4 Order

5 Narrative

6 Allegory

7 Remembrance

Notes

Index


“Grounded in historical context, as well as current theoretical methodology, The Breathless Zoo provides a well-rounded, reverent, and provocative commentary on taxidermy.”

—Ty Fishkind, Configurations

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