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Spider (Paperback)
Loot Price: R474
Discovery Miles 4 740
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Spider (Paperback)
Series: Animal Series
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Loot Price R474
Discovery Miles 4 740
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The spider has a rich symbolic presence in the human imagination.
Seen as representing death, due to its poisoned fangs and pitiless,
predatory nature, the spider can also represent both creativity and
creation: it weaves an intricate web and females carry a sac
containing thousands of eggs. Spiders of course are also feared and
reviled because of their appearance and skittery, spasmodic
movements. In this comprehensive study, Katarzyna and Sergiusz
Michalski investigate the cultural significance of the spider, as
well as presenting the natural history of this fascinating, ancient
creature. Spider analyses the arachnid's appearance in the
literature of Dostoyevsky and Hugo, and the many depictions of the
spider in art, paying particular attention to the sculptures of
Louise Bourgeois. Horror stories, science fiction, folklore and
children's tales are reviewed, as well as the affliction of
arachnophobia, and the procedures used in curing the condition. The
psychological association of the spider with dominant women or
mothers is explored, as is the role of the spider metaphor in
Freudian and Jungian psychoanalysis. This in-depth account closes
with an analysis of the way in which the sinister nature of the
spider lends itself to unfavourable portrayal in film. A thorough,
wide-ranging account of the natural and cultural history of the
spider, this book will appeal to anybody who admires, or fears,
this complex, delicate yet powerful creature.
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