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The Hebrew monster Leviathan found in the Book of Job has given rise to many popular incarnations. This article treats subjects with no direct connection to the Ancient Middle East or Jewish origins. ==Literature== ''Leviathan'' is the title of Thomas Hobbes' 1651 work on the social contract and the origins of creation of an ideal state, and his proper name for the Commonwealth. In ''Paradise Lost'', Milton uses the term Leviathan to describe the size and power of Satan, the ruler of many kingdoms. The German poet Heinrich Heine mentions Leviathan in his Romanzaro. A Rabbi tells his Catholic opponent in a debate (the "Disputation") that every day of the year, but one, the God of the Jews plays for an hour with the fish at the bottom of the sea. God will one day serve the flesh of Leviathan to his chosen people. The poem gives the recipe that God will use to cook the giant fish. It will be served with garlic, raisins and rettich.〔Romanzora 1851 () Retrieved 5 August 2014〕 George Oppen's seminal 1962 poem "Leviathan" addresses the leviathan of the all-consuming force of mankind's own actions, which Oppen felt posed a very real threat to human survival. The Leviathan appears in the last book of the 1975 ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson as a colossal, intelligent sea creature in the shape of a tentacled pyramid. In his book, ''In Search of Prehistoric Survivors'', cryptozoologist Dr. Karl Shuker considers the Leviathan to be a myth inspired, at least in part, by sightings of a Mosasaur-type sea monster. In the Dungeons and Dragons novel ''Darkwalker on Moonshae'', set in the Forgotten Realms world, the author, Douglas Niles, presents the Leviathan as a giant sea creature that fights the forces of evil on behalf of the Earthmother, an aspect of Chauntea. In Steven Brust's novel ''To Reign in Hell'', Leviathan (female in this case) is one of seven elder inhabitants of Heaven who conspire to prevent Yahweh from creating the Earth as a sanctuary for himself and those loyal to him. ''Leviathan'' is the name of a novel by Scott Westerfeld about an alternate history in World War I. ''Leviathan'' is the title of a 1992 novel by Paul Auster. ''Leviathan Wakes'' is the title a 2011 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey which was a Hugo Awards Best Novel nominee and Locus Awards Best Science Fiction Novel nominee in 2012. The narrative history book ''Against His-Story, Against Leviathan'' by Fredy Perlman critically explores the progress of Hobbes's Leviathan, as western civilization, inspiring and defining Anti-civilization theory. Jim Butcher's series, ''Codex Alera'', mentions leviathans as part of the Alera realm, a species of giant creatures swimming in the river and seas. In the 4th book of the series, ''Captain's Fury'' the main characters attempt to trick their enemy by swimming past their ship when leviathans are nearby. The leviathans also make their appearance in the 5th book, the ''Princeps' Fury'', when Aleran and Canim armies cross the sea on ships. Mike Carey's ongoing comic ''The Unwritten'' features Leviathan as a central character/force of nature that lies at the heart of the plot. In the book - Prisoner, Jailor, Prime Minister, the author - Tabrik C has used Leviathan as a chapter name, essentially comparing the antagonist to the biblical sea monster. ''Escape from Leviathan'' is a book on libertarian philosophy by J C Lester. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leviathan in popular culture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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