Tiger, Tiger, burning bright --
Oft have you seen a swan superbly frowning --
The ger-eagle has chosen his part --
Bestiaries!
Oxford English Dictionary
bestiary, n.
1. A beast-fighter in the Roman amphitheatre. (Latin bestiarius.) Obsolete.
2. A treatise on beasts: applied to the moralizing treatises written during the Middle Ages.
[1834 Gentleman's Mag. 104 i. 190 The Bestiarium in the Ashmolean library.]
1871 Sacristy I. 7/1 The Bestiaries..are natural histories of animals treated so that the peculiarities of animals shall convey a wholesome moral.
Look under SUBJECT Bestiaries in CBBcat
The Medieval Bestiary -- a super-bestiary compiled in a Canadian website and A Medieval Bestiary -- a page-turning digital replica from the British Library
Enjoy them both!
Poetry Websites
poets.org *** Poetry Foundation *** PoemHunter
Look under GENRE Poetry in CBBcat to find collections of poetry in the library
Librarians
We're happy to help you with any question!
Karen Gillum kjgillum@colby.edu Erin Rhodes enrhodes@colby.edu
Librarian for Humanities Teaching Librarian for Special Collections