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372 Dragons! (with Scott G. Bruce)

The History of Literature

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The Penguin Book of Dragons

Professor Scott Bruce is editor of the penguin book of dragons. His new work breathes fire into our understanding of these popular mythical beasts. The earliest dragon saga that we have is, actually, it's very old. It was written between 15 hundred and 12 hundred b c in the sanscrit hymn called th rigveda. We see this particularly in the european middle ages where mediaeval people reading ancient texts imposed upon them the characteristics of the dragons they were familiar with.

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