num_pages: 227
description: Eight contributions from Courtney, James, and other scholars investigate a diverse array of literary works in order to illuminate the role of the parrot in the western cultural imagination. The volume is arranged chronologically, with the first essay examining poems by Ovid and Statius commemorating dead parrots. Subsequent works explored include Flaubert's Un Coeur simple and Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea. The volume concludes with a discussion of the scientific background of parrots in literature by biologist Caroline Pond. The editors are affiliated with the Open U., UK. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: The Role of the Parrot in Selected Texts from Ovid to Jean Rhys: Telling a Story from an Alternative Viewpoint
titlecomplete: The Role of the Parrot in Selected Texts from Ovid to Jean Rhys: Telling a Story from an Alternative Viewpoint
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr