The whales companion
Subtitle: the whale in legend, art and literature
By: edited by Ariana Klepac
Publisher: Pier 9; Murdoch [distributor]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Millers Point, N.S.W; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781741960402
Subjects: Whales; Whales in art; Whales in literature; Effect of human beings on; Valar; Mytologi; Valar i konsten; Valar i litteraturen
Description: "The Whales Companion is an anthology of writings and images from ancient times to the modern day, which captures the idea of the whale in the human imagination. The whale as revealed in legend, art and literature is presented in this beautiful collection. Ranging through time and across cultures, The Whales Companion explores the complexity of humankind's relationship with this majestic, mysterious, and sometimes fearsome, mammal."--Global Books in Print.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a whale? : defining the whale; title: And God created great whales : mythologising the whale; title: The idea of miracle : imagining the whale; title: There she blows! : hunting the whale; title: In Leviathan's wake : the unconquerable whale.