Robin

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Book Review| October 01 2023 Robin Robin. By Helen Wilson. 2022. Reaktion Books Ltd. (ISBN 9781789146264). Paperback. 196 pp. $19.95. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kate Henson Kate Henson University of Colorado, Boulder, CO kate.henson@colorado.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar kate.henson@colorado.edu The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (8): 475. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.475 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kate Henson; Robin. The American Biology Teacher 1 October 2023; 85 (8): 475. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.475 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search In Robin, Helen Wilson dives deep into the historical confluence of human culture and the European robin. The book begins by introducing the characteristics and relationships between the European, American, Oriental, and other robins. The majority of the text is focused on the history of the European robin in a human context, including literature, religion, and pop culture. Wilson provides examples of the robin’s appearance in literary works from Frances Hodgson Burnett, Beatrix Potter, Shakespeare, Keats, and Wordsworth, to name a few. In these works, the robin appears to be both good luck in some instances and a bad omen in others. The robin also appears as a symbol in Christianity, associated with both blood and fire. It is often associated with Christian values and morals. The religious connection was used in Victorian England to encourage charity, including helping the economically disadvantaged children or “poor robins” as they were... You do not currently have access to this content.