Audubon at sea: the coastal and transatlantic adventures of John James Audubon
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Beteilige Person: Audubon, John James 1785-1851 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Irmscher, Christoph 1962- (HerausgeberIn), King, Richard Jackson 1960- (HerausgeberIn), Banerjee, Subhankar 1967- (VerfasserIn eines Geleitwortes)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press 2022
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Abstract:"John James Audubon's paintings of birds are as familiar as they are beautiful. But even among his admirers, many may be surprised to learn that Audubon was a gifted writer. In this one-of-a-kind anthology, Christoph Irmscher and Richard J. King have curated a collection of Audubon's coastal and sea writing, which represent Audubon's most compelling and evocative depictions of the natural world and early nineteenth-century American life. The collection is geographically diverse, bringing to light the variety of people and wildlife Audubon met or observed, pulling from the massive Ornithological Biography (1831-1839) as well as the "Autobiography" and journals. The editors supplement the selections with an instructive introduction and powerful coda, section headnotes, explanatory notes, and an appendix linking Audubon's species to current taxonomy and geographic ranges. The book is lavishly illustrated as well. There is much more in Audubon at Sea than descriptions of birds: we have stories of life aboard ship, of travel in early America and Audubon's work habits, the origins of iconic paintings, and, in the end, the carefully drawn commentary on a flawed and, at best, ambiguous hero"--
Umfang:xix, 334 Seiten, 16 unnumerierte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780226756677