A World of Turtles: A Literary Celebration

About this book

We have always loved turtles and we have often suspected them of loving us. A World of Turtles which gathers literary sightings of turtles over many times and many cultures celebrates the long-standing place of these creatures in the human imagination. All through our history we have attributed greatly anthropomorphic values to turtlesas this anthology will confirm. Wise droll bright wary dependable serious and shrewd come to mind but also somehow noble steadfast loving. Turtles are constant symbols of strength patience endurance and long life. Yet for us from childhood through adulthood they are perpetual sources of delight as well With writings from Aesop to Melville and folklore from the Abenaki to the Wagarra A World of Turtles is an anthology of literary folkloric and scientific selections about turtles and tortoises compiled from ancient modern and contemporary sources. It looks at these cherished creatures from every possible human perspective revealing them (and us) in their many guises.