From the cabinet of curiosities to the children's room, from the Christian motif to the symbol of the queer movement: the unicorn has always fascinated people. While today it appears as a fantastic motif on T-shirts, in ancient times and the Middle Ages there was no doubt about its existence. It was only in the 17th century that natural scientists assigned it to the realm of mythical animals. Bernd Roling and Julia Weitbrecht talk about the eventful history of the unicorn. They take us through natural history and medicine, literature and art, but also through the contemporary media landscape. In an entertaining way, they show that the unicorn is an integral part of our imagination - and its meaning is not limited to the fluffy image that pop culture creates of it today. - [Publisher]

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Locators: ISBN: 978-3-446-27610-9