Title:
Crow / Boria Sax.
Author:
Sax, Boria, author.
Publication Information:
[London, UK] : Reaktion Books, [2017]
©2003
Call Number:
QL696.P2367 S29 2017
Abstract:
This classic Reaktion title, now available in B-format, is a survey of crows, ravens, magpies and their relatives in myth, literature and life. It ranges from the raven sent out by Noah to the corvid deities of the Eskimo, to Taoist legends, Victorian novels and contemporary films. It will be of interest to all people who have ever been intrigued, puzzled, annoyed or charmed by these wonderfully intelligent birds.
Edition:
New edition.
ISBN:
9781780238425
Series:
Animal (Reaktion Books)
Physical Description:
184 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
General Note:
Originally published: 2003 (Animal (Reaktion Books)). Reprinted with corrections 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015. This edition published 2017. With new preface.
Contents:
Preface to the new edition -- Introduction -- Mesopotamia -- Egypt, Greece and Rome -- The European Middle Ages and Renaissance -- Asia -- Native American culture -- The romantic era -- Lord of the crows -- The twentieth century and beyond.
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