Was Beethoven a Birdwatcher?: A Birds Eye History of the World
Was Beethoven a Birdwatcher?: A Birds Eye History of the World
David Turner
This humorous and insightful guide delves into literature, science, religion, fine art and popular culture to reveal how a bird can be far more than the sum of its parts. Worshipped as gods and damned as agents of the Devil, birds have fostered scientific breakthroughs and even helped incite a war. This is full of brilliant curios.
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Summary
Did the Cett’s Warbler inspire the opening notes of the last movement of Beethoven’s Second Symphony?
Who among a host of rivals wrote the best poem about the nightingale?
Is a James Bond film named after a duck?
Find out the answers to these ornithological conundrums and others in this engaging book that delves into literature, science, religion, fine art and popular culture to reveal how a bird can be far more than the sum of its feathered, winged and webbed parts. Worshipped as gods and damned as agents of the Devil in equal measure, birds have also fostered scientific breakthroughs and even helped provoke a war. This humorous and insightful guide is full of brilliant curios that even a magpie would envy.
Product Description
Title - Was Beethoven a Birdwatcher?: A Birds Eye History of the World
Edition -
Author - David Turner
ISBN 13 - 9781849531450
Imprint - Summersdale Publishers
Publisher - Octopus Publishing Group
Date Published - 09/05/2011
Prize -
No. of pages - 288
Binding Type - Hardback
Dimensions - 157 x 221 x 28mm
Weight - 510 g
Languages - English