"Histoires Prodigieuses; the Monster of Cracow," 1559, London, Wellcome Collection. Public domain. Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and Early Modern Constructions of Alterity is dedicated to ...

Medieval interpretations of the monster differ slightly. During the Middle Ages, the legend of the basilisk evolved. It was depicted as a hybrid creature called the cockatrice, part snake and part ...

Like Loch Ness in Scotland, the Shannon Estuary in Ireland has long been home to a fabled sea monster. Known as a Cathaigh — or Cata for short — the mysterious creature is rumored to lurk in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. After dinosaurs went extinct, things were still pretty big. During the rise of the mammals, enormous creatures roamed the Earth. These monsters would go on to ...

Surveys the major works and authors of medieval Japanese (poetry, prose, and drama) from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods (1185--1600). Taught in English. Recommended prereq., JPNS 1051. For ...