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The Breathless Zoo

Name: The Breathless Zoo
Brand: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780271053738
Price: 77.99 AUD
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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9780271053738

Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing

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By Rachel Poliquin
Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 230 x 205 mm
Weight: 850 g
Pages: 272

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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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