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Moon: Nature and Culture: Earth

Autor Edgar Williams
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 sep 2014
Long before a rocket hit the Man in the Moon in the eye in Georges Méliès’s early film Le Voyage dans la Lune, the earth’s lone satellite had entranced humans. We have worshipped it as a deity, believed it to cause madness, used it as a means of organizing time, and we now know that it manipulates the tides—our understanding of the moon continues to evolve. Following the moon from its origins to its rich cultural resonance in literature, art, religion, and politics, Moon provides a comprehensive account of the significance of our lunar companion.
 
Edgar Williams explores the interdependence of the Earth and the moon, not only the possibility that life on Earth would not be viable without the moon, but also the way it has embedded itself in culture. In addition to delving into roles the moon has played in literature from science fiction and comics to poetry, he examines how Elizabeth I was worshipped as the moon goddess Diana, the moon’s place in folklore and astrology, and humanity’s long-standing dream of inhabiting its surface. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, this book is the kind of succinct, witty, and informative look at everything lunar that only comes around once in a blue moon.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781780232812
ISBN-10: 1780232810
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 70 color plates, 30 halftones
Dimensiuni: 147 x 210 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
Seria Earth


Notă biografică

Edgar Williams is a reader in physiology at the University of South Wales, UK, and the author of Giraffe and Ostrich, also published by Reaktion Books.

Cuprins

Introduction
1. Lunar Shadows
2. Time and Motion
3. Stories and Legends
4. Man and the Moon
5. Lunar Art and Literature
6. One Small Step for a Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind
7. Legacy
Timeline for Moon Landings
References
Select Bibliography
Associations and Websites
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index

Recenzii

“An enlightening and interesting account of the Moon and its continuing and expanding influence on mankind.”