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The Little Book of Dragons
Dragons have roamed human consciousness throughout time and across cultures. They have taken multiple forms, from the many-headed monsters of the ancient world, through the slithering serpents of European tradition, to the mighty, flying fire-drake that has become the archetype of today's fantasy literature and movies. Whether they spit lethal venom, brood over hoards of gold, or menace the townsfolk with their rapacious appetites, these creatures are typically vanquished by the heroes of mythological quests and knights of medieval legend.
In other parts of the world, dragons are considered benevolent, even auspicious, at times befriending the hero - a gentler trait that has crept into modern narratives. This handsome little book follows their fiery journey and explores the rich tradition of storytelling that they have inspired.
In other parts of the world, dragons are considered benevolent, even auspicious, at times befriending the hero - a gentler trait that has crept into modern narratives. This handsome little book follows their fiery journey and explores the rich tradition of storytelling that they have inspired.
- GenresNonfiction
96 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2026
About the author
Carolyne Larrington
52 books112 followersCarolyne Larrington is a Tutorial Fellow in English at St. John's College, Oxford.
Dr. Carolyne Larrington teaches medieval English literature in the college, ranging from the earliest Old English to the beginning of the Renaissance period.
Dr Larrington's research interests are in Old Icelandic literature, medieval women's writing, European Arthurian literature, and, most recently, medieval emotion. She has published on Old English and Old Icelandic wisdom poetry, compiled Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook and edited two collections of essays on the Old Norse Poetic Edda. Her revised and expanded translation of the Poetic Edda, just published, is the standard. Her most recent monograph is King Arthur's Enchantresses: Morgan and Her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition which appeared from IB Tauris in June 2006. Her book on sibling relations in European medieval literature, and a new popular book on British folklore, The Land of the Green Man will be published in 2015; a BBC Radio 4 series based on the folklore book has also been commissioned. She is currently editing a collection of essays on emotion in Arthurian literature, and a Handbook to Eddic Poetry. She has been until recently editor-in-chief of the journal Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, and the President of the Viking Society for Northern Research, the British scholarly society for Old Norse study.
(from https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/945-714/Dr-C...)
Dr. Carolyne Larrington teaches medieval English literature in the college, ranging from the earliest Old English to the beginning of the Renaissance period.
Dr Larrington's research interests are in Old Icelandic literature, medieval women's writing, European Arthurian literature, and, most recently, medieval emotion. She has published on Old English and Old Icelandic wisdom poetry, compiled Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook and edited two collections of essays on the Old Norse Poetic Edda. Her revised and expanded translation of the Poetic Edda, just published, is the standard. Her most recent monograph is King Arthur's Enchantresses: Morgan and Her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition which appeared from IB Tauris in June 2006. Her book on sibling relations in European medieval literature, and a new popular book on British folklore, The Land of the Green Man will be published in 2015; a BBC Radio 4 series based on the folklore book has also been commissioned. She is currently editing a collection of essays on emotion in Arthurian literature, and a Handbook to Eddic Poetry. She has been until recently editor-in-chief of the journal Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, and the President of the Viking Society for Northern Research, the British scholarly society for Old Norse study.
(from https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/945-714/Dr-C...)
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