6/3/2023 0 Comments Crow boria sax![]() ![]() Boria Sax is lecturer in literature at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Library of Congress QL696.P2367S29 2003 | Dewey Decimal 598.864 Crow by Boria Sax is a celebration of the crow and its relatives in myth. From the raven sent out by Noah to the corvid deities of the Eskimo, from Taoist legends to Victorian novels and contemporary films, Sax’s book ranges across history and culture and will interest anyone who has ever been intrigued, puzzled, annoyed, or charmed by these wonderfully intelligent birds. He is the author of many books, including City of Ravens, Imaginary Animals. For example, thanks in part to the birds’ courtship rituals, Greeks invoked crows as symbols of conjugal love. Boria Sax teaches at Sing Sing Correctional Facility and online in the graduate literature program at Mercy College. Sax takes readers into the history of crows, detailing how in a range of cultures, from the Chinese to the Hopi Indians, crows are bearers of prophecy. Crow by Boria Sax is a celebration of the crow and its relatives in myth, literature, and life. They take flight almost without effort, flapping their wings easily and ascending into the air like spirits. Though not generally perceived as graceful, crows are remarkably so-a single curve undulates from the tip of the bird’s beak to the end of its tail. ![]()
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