Poppy / Botanical (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
Few weeds have been more successful throughout history than the poppy. Hated by farmers for its stubbornness, the poppy has been a favorite of artists and poets, due to its distinct and brilliant color, and it has functioned symbolically as everything from...
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Few weeds have been more successful throughout history than the poppy. Hated by farmers for its stubbornness, the poppy has been a favorite of artists and poets, due to its distinct and brilliant color, and it has functioned symbolically as everything from a war memorial to an emblem of the exotic cultures of the East. In this book, Andrew Lack explores all the aspects of one of our most familiar flowers, combining biology, history, and culture to paint a bright portrait of this fascinating plant. Lack looks deep into the past of the poppy's ancient history-before it seemed to inhabit only ditches and cornfields-and examines the biology that gives it its unique coloring. He analyzes the poppy's many members of this beautiful family, including the opium poppy, which is the source of one of the world's oldest-and most ravaging-narcotics. He describes how the poppy came to be associated with war and remembrance, and he looks at how they have been used to commemorate everything from weddings to funerals. Beautifully illustrated, the book will appeal to gardeners or anyone fascinated by the way plants have so powerfully figured in human culture and traditions.
Autoren-Porträt von Lack Andrew Lack
Andrew Lack is a lecturer in biology at Oxford Brookes University. He is the author of several books on natural history, botany, and biology.
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- Autor: Lack Andrew Lack
- 2016, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Reaktion Books
- ISBN-10: 1780237006
- ISBN-13: 9781780237008
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2016
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