Preliminary Table of Contents:
Introduction
1.Surprise: The Origin of the Myth
2.Dinosaur Hunters: They Really Existed!
3.Arthur Conan Doyle: Lost Worlds and Cavemen
4.The Second Dinosaur Rush
5.Dinosaur Cartoons: Fantasia
6.Were Dinosaurs Stupid?
7.Dinosaur Renaissance
8.Dinomania
9.The Synchrony of Men and Dinosaurs
10.The Myth of the Lost World
11.Frozen Dinosaurs
12.Time Travels
13.Dinosaurs of the Future
14.Exodinosaurs
15.The New Frontiers of Science: Jurassic Park
16.The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
17.Nessie and Friends
18.Intelligent Dinosaurs
19.The Coexistence of Men and Dinosaurs
20.The Man-Dinosaur Conflict
21.Dinosaurs and Terror
22.What Dinosaurs Looked Like
23.Japanese Creatures
24.Dragons and Dinosaurs
25.The Dinosaurs' Way of Life in the Fantasy Story
26.Eggs and Young
Epilogue
Index
The mythological power of dinosaurs for popular culture.
Sanz first analyzes the historical origins of the dinosaur myth in modern society. He then considers the manner in which information drawn from scientific study enters popular consciousness, discussing, among other things, the coexistence of men and dinosaurs, what dinosaurs looked like, extinction, the presence of dinosaurs in fantasy stories, and the relationship between dinosaurs and dragons.
"By first providing a historical overview of paleontology in relation to popular culture and then analyzing this relationship, Sanz guides the reader through an entertaining study of the dinosaurs that populate the world of literature and cinema. . . . Recommended . . . ."—Library Journal
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