The Intelligence of Flowers

The Intelligence of Flowers

A new translation of one of Maeterlinckâ€™s four great nature essays.

The second of Maeterlinckâ€™s four celebrated nature essaysâ€•along with those on the life of the bee, ant, and termiteâ€•â€œThe Intelligence of Flowersâ€ (1907) represents his impassioned attempt to popularize scientific knowledge for an international audience. Writing with characteristic eloquence, Maeterlinck asserts that flowers possess the power of thought without knowledge, a capacity that constitutes a form of intelligence. Appearing one hundred years after the first publication, Philip Mosleyâ€™s new translation of the original French essay, and the related essay â€œScents,â€ maintains the verve of Maeterlinckâ€™s prose and renders it accessible to the present-day reader. This is a book for those who are excited by creative encounters between literature and science as well as current debates on the relationship of humankind to the natural world.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State University of New York Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780791472743
ReleaseDate 2007-11-29

Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780791472743
ReleaseDate	2007-11-29

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