This study seeks to grasp the slow shift from the unknown whale to an object of knowledge and a literary motif. At the crossroads of a scientific revival and a polemical exploitation, a polymorphous being emerges that arouses fear and admiration.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-14384-0
EAN:9782406143840
ISSN: 2105-8814
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14386-4
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 03-01-2023
Language: French
Keyword: History of mentalities, Literature, Reformation, Scientific revolution, Zoology, Cetology, Animal imaginary, Epistemology
