GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS: Folklore, Ancient History, and Nationalism. by Stephens, Walter

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989 Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 456 pages, notes, bibliography, index, 14 ilus. A volume in the Regents Studies in Medieval Culture Series. Small smudge on the lower edge. Dust jacket has scattered chips and scratches, light edge wear- a bit heavier at the lower spine..

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xii, 456pp. Mild rubbing, toning, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in white cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Very faint dust-spotting to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Traditional' (i.e. medieval) gigantology, both scholarly and - to the extent that it existed - popular, was rooted in biblical and classical texts, and portrayed giants as depraved, evil, and godless: very different from what we see in Rabelais. Dante developed them as denizens of Hell. Giants were primarily antediluvian, and were generally understood as a race distinct from (or debased from) humanity. Key biblical giants included the nephilim (offspring of the 'sons of God and daughters of men' in Genesis 6) and the anakim (indigenous opposition to the settlement of Canaan in Numbers and Deuteronomy).(Publisher).

University of Nebraska Press, 1989. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:0803238738

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block.). White cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; green dj with blue illustration, blue and white lettering, mylar cover; xii, 456 pp/ bw frontispiece. Contents: Giants and the representation of culture : the modern myth of Rabelais's folklore -- In Diebus Illis : giants, history and theology -- Annius of Viterbo, the flood, and a new universal history -- Jean Lemaire de Belges and Gallic patriotism -- Rabelais's two gigantologies -- Pantagruel and the humanist depiction of patriotic sophistry -- Giants, authority, and the afterlife of Alcofrybas. Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-446) and index.