Battles, Matthew
Tree (Object Lessons)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781628920512
- author:
- Battles, Matthew
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 152
- Dimensions:
- 16.5 x 12.1 centimetres (0.14 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Media Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Tree explores the complex relationships between humans and this living object, tracing its presence in art, poetry, and landscape from antiquity to the present.
The tree's lifespan outstrips ours, yet its wisdom remains elusive, hidden within the heartwood. It serves us in many ways, as a keel, lodgepole, and execution site, while also being a threshold to becoming human - a journey that requires us to descend from its limbs.
This book marks the edges of imagination with wildness and shadow, shedding light on the tree's entanglement with humanity across time and culture.
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