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The Butterfly Who Dreamt He Was a Man: Metamorphoses, Entomological and Human

by Boria Sax
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781836391654
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Reaktion Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Reaktion Books
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 280
  • Original Price: GBP 18.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 652 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Essays

Reveals how insects help us understand change, identity, and the meaning of extinction.

From ancient fables to modern science, insects and their metamorphoses have long inspired human understanding of life's transitions. This original and engaging book traces how these transformations have shaped rituals around birth, marriage, and death, while also provoking deep questions about identity. Through stories that connect Zhuang Zhou's butterfly dream to figures like Kafka, Merian, and D�rer, it explores the strange, beautiful, and sometimes unsettling ways cultures have understood insects--as miracles, messengers, or monsters. Blending humor, history, and environmental insight, Boria Sax offers an imaginative lens on the growing crisis of insect extinction. More than just a natural history, this is a cultural and philosophical journey that shows why losing insects means losing part of ourselves.

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