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The Butterfly Who Dreamt He Was a Man: Metamorphoses, Entomological and Human

The Butterfly Who Dreamt He Was a Man: Metamorphoses, Entomological and Human

Sax, Boria

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral PsychologyInsects & Spiders

Publisher Price: $25.00

ISBN10: 183639165X
ISBN13: 9781836391654
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: Aug 24 2026
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
Reveals how insects help us understand change, identity, and the meaning of extinction.

From ancient fables to modern science, insects and their metamorphoses have long inspired human understanding of life's transitions. This original and engaging book traces how these transformations have shaped rituals around birth, marriage, and death, while also provoking deep questions about identity. Through stories that connect Zhuang Zhou's butterfly dream to figures like Kafka, Merian, and Dürer, it explores the strange, beautiful, and sometimes unsettling ways cultures have understood insects--as miracles, messengers, or monsters. Blending humor, history, and environmental insight, Boria Sax offers an imaginative lens on the growing crisis of insect extinction. More than just a natural history, this is a cultural and philosophical journey that shows why losing insects means losing part of ourselves.

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