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The Little Book of Dragons

Carolyne Larrington

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English
University of Toronto Press
22 January 2026
Dragons have roamed human consciousness throughout time and across cultures. A dragon is the embodiment of death and destruction in the Apocalypse battles of the Christian Bible and the evil that is vanquished by chivalrous knights in Medieval sagas and Persian epic poems. But they are also benevolent and wise in Chinese mythology, and the only mythical creature of all the animals in the Chinese zodiac. The Little Book of Dragons tells the story of the dragon's rise, from the various forms that it has taken in myths and legends across the world, to modern depictions of dragons and their place in the storytelling of today. Illustrated from across the wide-ranging collections of the British Library, the images include bas-de-page drawings, miniatures and historiated initials from Gospels and bestiaries, illuminated pages of Persian manuscripts and Chinese ephemera, as well as line illustrations from collections of fairy tales and modern imagery.
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Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 157mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   310g
ISBN:   9781487569020
ISBN 10:   1487569025
Pages:   96
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction 1. Dragons of the Ancient World 2. Bestiary Dragons 3. Flying and Fiery dragons 4. Creeping Dragons 5. Water Dragons and Sea Serpents 6. Saints and Dragons 7. Dragons from Around the World 8. Contemporary Dragons Conclusion

Carolyne Larrington is professor emerita of medieval European literature at the University of Oxford. She writes on Old Norse-Icelandic literature, myths and legends, folklore and popular medievalism. Her most recent books include All Men Must Die: Power and Passion in Game of Thrones and The Norse Myths that Shape the Way We Think. She is also the author of The Little Book of Trolls and The Little Book of Dragons for the British Library.

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