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Wind - Louise M Pryke

Wind

Nature and Culture

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
248 Seiten
2023
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-720-9 (ISBN)
CHF 29,55 inkl. MwSt
Explores the science behind wind, as well as how it has been imagined and portrayed in myth, religion, art and literature since ancient times.
By turns creative and destructive, wind spreads seeds, fills sails and disperses the energy of the sun. Worshipped since antiquity, wind has moulded planets, decided the outcome of innumerable battles and shaped the evolution of humans and animals – yet it remains intangible and unpredictable.
In this book Louise M. Pryke explores the science behind wind, as well as how it has been imagined and portrayed in myth, religion, art and literature since ancient times. Its formative effect on the Earth’s environment is reflected in its prominent role in myths and religions of antiquity. In the modern day, wind has inspired ground-breaking scientific innovations, and appeared in artistic works as diverse as the art of Van Gogh, the poetry of Keats and the blockbuster film Twister.

Louise M. Pryke is an Honorary Associate and Lecturer at the University of Sydney. She is the author of Scorpion (Reaktion, 2016), Ishtar (2017) and Gilgamesh (2019).

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Earth
Zusatzinfo 100 illustrations, 75 in colour
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
ISBN-10 1-78914-720-4 / 1789147204
ISBN-13 978-1-78914-720-9 / 9781789147209
Zustand Neuware
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