Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. 1. Creation and the Flood 1
5. 2. Keyholes into the Past 27
6. 3. Monsters of the Ancient World 59
7. 4. A First Sequence of Scenes 97
8. 5. Domesticating the Monsters 135
9. 6. The Genre Established 173
10. 7. Making Sense of It All 219
11. Notes 255
12. Sources for Figures and Texts 263
13. Bibliography 269
14. Index 277