�y�‘–¼�zThe Platypus and the Mermaid,
and Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination
�y’˜ŽÒ�zHarriet Ritvo
�y�s�z1997
�y�o”Å�zHarvard University Press, Cambridge
�y•Å�”�zxvi+288 pp.
�y’艿�zUS$ 29.95 (hardcover)
�yISBN�z0-674-67357-3
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Introduction xi
1. The Point of Order 1
2. Flesh Made Word 51
3. Barring the Cross 85
4. Out of Bounds 131
5. Matters of Taste 188
Notes 215
Acknowledgments 273
Illustration Credits 275
Index 277
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