The Myth of the Unicorn
1982; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 30; Issue: 119 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1177/039219218203011901
ISSN1467-7695
Autores ResumoWe are pleased to offer our readers an unpublished article by Roger Caillois, a posthumous text which takes its place alongside his other studies on the myth and the imaginary. The octopus, the praying mantis and the fulgora in the real world led Roger Caillois to reflections similar to those which he exposes here relative to the narwhal and the imaginary unicorn. The importance of the unicorn in the author's work comes from the relationship established by the narwhal's tusk between two squares on Roger Caillois’ chess board: myth and dissymmetry. (Editor's note).
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