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Cuckoo de Cynthia Chris

Cuckoo: Animal

Autor Cynthia Chris
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 oct 2024
An entertaining and wide-ranging romp through the cultural history of a peculiar bird.
 
The cuckoo is peculiar for inspiring such divergent ideas: a symbol of foolishness to both Aristophanes and Cocoa Puffs, a reliable harbinger of spring and the hours of a cuckoo clock, and the source of innumerable innuendos inspired by a habit of laying eggs in others’ nests. In this short, entertaining book, Cynthia Chris explores both the natural and cultural history of the cuckoo as well as the many stories told throughout the centuries about this fascinating bird.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781789149319
ISBN-10: 1789149312
Pagini: 168
Ilustrații: 80 color plates, 17 halftones
Dimensiuni: 135 x 190 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
Seria Animal

Notă biografică

Cynthia Chris is professor of media culture at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. Her previous books include Crab, also published in Reaktion Books’ Animal series.

Cuprins

1. What Is a Cuckoo?
2. ‘Dear Cuckold’
3. Myth and Madness
4. Nature’s Timekeeper
5. The Cuckoo’s Song
6. Cuckoo Futures
Timeline of the Cuckoo

References
Select Bibliography
Associations and Websites
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index

Recenzii

"This small text contains a wealth of information about the world of cuckoos—birds found on all continents except the Antarctic, with the Common Cuckoo of the Old World a prominent focus—as well as any and all usages of the word. . . . Chris advises the reader that the future of cuckoos seems stable even in the face of climate change; few populations are at risk. Interestingly written and very readable, the science fits nicely within the commentary."

"Cuckoo is an excellent exploration of an animal that takes up disproportionate space in cultural imagination."

“In Cuckoo, Chris has turned to a critter that rarely ranks as a moral exemplar: a mother that abandons her eggs, and a child that brutalizes its ‘siblings.’. . . For cuckoos, besides the reproductive behavior, the reader expects treatment of the distinctive call and of their use in clocks. Both, of course, are covered. But did you know that, besides the eminently attractive tones for sounding the hours, the bird was also considered appropriate due to its status as ‘nature’s timekeeper,’ appearing with predictable regularity to signal the advent of spring?. . . a book that is fascinating and delightful in equal measure.”
 

“Timely, nutty, inspiring, subversive, maddening, secretive—that’s the cuckoo in life and in lore. What would spring be without the cuckoo’s call? Achingly silent. I’m grateful to Chris for her evocative study of this fascinating and charismatic bird.”

“Taking in a range of stories from clockmaking to international travel and sexual shenanigans, this book contains all you ever wanted to know about cuckoos. Fascinating and accessible.”