Project Gutenberg 2022-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 144 Amoreux, Pierre Joseph 1741 1824 Amoreux, Pierre-Joseph Revue de l'histoire de la Licorne, par un naturaliste de Montpellier $aFrance :$bDurville,$c1818. Laurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Revue de l'histoire de la Licorne, par un naturaliste de Montpellier" by Amoreux is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The book meticulously examines the historical references and accounts surrounding the mythical creature known as the unicorn, ultimately aiming to clarify its existence through the lens of natural history and critical analysis. The text is built on a comprehensive review of ancient and contemporary sources, revealing the credulity that has persisted regarding the unicorn's existence. In the book, Amoreux delves into various historical sources, both ancient and modern, that discuss the unicorn, critiquing the validity of these accounts. He argues that despite numerous mentions of the unicorn by writers like Pliny and Aristotle, substantial evidence supporting its existence remains absent. Amoreux also reflects on the role of fables and the human inclination towards the fantastic, suggesting that instead of being a genuine creature, the unicorn is a cultural symbol molded over centuries through literature and art. Ultimately, he posits that the idea of the unicorn may be driven more by imagination and allegory than by the reality of an actual creature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k11732355 20220101094718amoreux 1818 FR Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Animals, Mythical Unicorns QL Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 88561 2025-07-27T05:01:12.928300 text/html 64214 2024-10-18T21:17:18 text/html 83837 2025-07-27T05:01:15.047319 application/epub+zip 83508 2025-07-27T05:01:13.396325 application/epub+zip 83507 2025-07-27T05:01:13.108289 application/epub+zip 122471 2025-07-27T05:01:16.513292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112211 2025-07-27T05:01:14.830298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112052 2022-09-30T15:12:14.468015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76396 2025-07-27T05:01:12.791309 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56233 2024-10-18T21:17:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17406 2025-07-27T05:01:16.639277 application/rdf+xml 13880 2025-07-27T05:01:13.239322 image/jpeg 2923 2025-07-27T05:01:13.185289 image/jpeg 64894 2025-07-27T05:01:12.938317 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia