Literary Chickens - Abbeville Press

Fierce, funny, and flamboyant, fifty-two heritage-breed chickens assess the camera with a keen gaze. By focusing on the faces of her avian subjects, Beth Moon reveals them to us not just as beautiful and exotic creatures, but as individuals in their own right. Moon's intimate portraits capture a startling range of emotions and personalities, underscored by excerpts from literature. A martial Spanish White Face is flanked by a passage from Beowulf; a fantastical Buff-Laced Polish, by a line from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; and a refined Blue Polish, by a character sketch from Swann's Way. An essay by chicken keeper and best-selling author Melissa Caughey and cultural critic Collier Brown sheds additional light on this fresh and remarkable body of work, which will appeal to animal lovers and literature buffs alike.

ISBN:	9780789213099
Publisher:	Abbeville Press
Imprint:	Abbeville Press
Published date:	01 Jul 2020
DEWEY:	636.5
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	136
Weight:	1132g
Height:	240mm
Width:	294mm
Spine width:	19mm

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