Article ID: CBB667053444

"Witness the Plesiosaurus": Geological Traces and the Loch Ness Monster Narrative (2018)

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Discussions of the Loch Ness Monster, and indeed cryptozoology, the search for unknown animals in general, tend to be oriented around questions of authenticity, scientific rigor, and biological truth. This essay argues that, by considering perspectives from the history of science and literary study, we can see the image of a dinosaur survival in Loch Ness as a powerful narrative that exists in both works of fiction and sightings of the monster. The essay tracks the parallels between descriptions of Loch Ness's famous creature and figures from texts such as Bram Stoker's The Lair of the White Worm.

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Authors & Contributors
Clarton, Jay
Smeele, Wietske
Einseidel, Edna
Anne Milne
Phillips, Philip E.
Shaw, Lytle
Concepts
Science and literature
Literary analysis
Personal narratives
Dinosaurs
Mythology
Teratology; monsters
Time Periods
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907)
Places
United States
England
Europe
China
Ireland
Institutions
Crystal Palace
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