A Historical Taxonomy of Talking Birds in Chinese Literature - Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series - Wilt L. Idema - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674298675 - March 4, 2025
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Wilt L. Idema
A Historical Taxonomy of Talking Birds in Chinese Literature - Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series

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Parrots and mynahs have played a unique role in Chinese literature for two millennia. In this wide-ranging thematic study, Wilt L. Idema traces the development of the parrot and the mynah as characters in many forms of poetry and prose of Chinese elite literature, as well as in the long narrative ballads of traditional popular literature.

320 pages, 17 illus., 12 color illus.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released March 4, 2025
ISBN13 9780674298675
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 316
Dimensions 163 × 236 × 27 mm   ·   592 g

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