Overview
The Flight of Birds is a linked collection of fictional and ficto-critical stories, presenting one person's encounters with a range of birds. The birds in the stories inhabit the same space as the human, but perceive the world in different, often opposing, ways. Embedded in the fictional encounters is a philosophical and theoretical investigation into the ways humans engage with birds. The book examines myths about birds - told in fables and fairy tales, documentaries, and poetry - and their symbolic functions in contemporary Australian culture. This collection challenges the ways we perceive and interact with birds.
- | Author: Joshua Lobb
- | Publisher: Sydney University Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 322 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1743325835
- | ISBN-13: 9781743325834
