Cuckoo

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Cynthia Chris is Professor in the Department of Media Culture at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. Her previous books include Watching Wildlife (2006), The Indecent Screen: Regulating Television in the Twenty-First Century (2018) and Crab (‘Animal’ series, Reaktion Books, 2021).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Cynthia Chris, Chris Cynthia
• Verlag: Reaktion Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781789149319
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-931-9
• Seiten: 168
• Serie: Animal
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Bildende Kunst; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, NATURE / Animals / Birds, ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, NATURE / Birdwatching Guides, Animals & society, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Animals and society, Animals in art