A melodious paean to the natural history and symbolic meaning of the most prized, poetized, and mythologized of songbirds. The nightingale has a unique place in cultural history: the most prized of songbirds, it has inspired more poems than any other creature, and it is also the most mythologized of birds. Nightingale juxtaposes the bird of poetry, music, myth, and lore with the living bird of wood and scrubland, unpicking the entangled relationship...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1789144744
ISBN13:9781789144741
Release Date:November 2021
Publisher:Reaktion Books
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 7.4"
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