The Mind of Flowers. Wisdom and Destiny. Essay Collections and Monographs
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The Mind of Flowers. Wisdom and Destiny. Essay Collections and Monographs
19.99 €
Maurice Maeterlinck, a Belgian playwright, essayist and poet, a Nobel Prize winner, is best known for his plays, which captivate with their fairy-tale atmosphere and flights of poetic fantasy. Maeterlinck's most famous play, The Blue Bird, tells the story of children who receive the gift of the ability to "see the souls of things" from a fairy. Perhaps the author himself possessed this skill, since Maeterlinck's natural philosophical works are no less enchanting than his fairy tales. The talent of a symbolist poet and the insight of an artist in love with nature allow Maeterlinck to tell in an unusually fascinating way about fascinating worlds, perhaps more harmonious than human society. Amazing facts about the life of various flowers, descriptions of the complex and well-coordinated work of a beehive or the organization of a termite mound are transformed in Maeterlinck's presentation not just into the notes of a naturalist, but into a kind of manifesto of the existence of a single supreme intelligence, manifesting itself in all living beings of our planet. Reflections on the life of plants, insects and animals, deep inferences about human existence, history, literature, religion, bold parallels and unexpected conclusions invite the reader to reflect on the formation of the human soul, on the desire of the individual to find his place in the surrounding world and to more deeply understand the connection with nature. This edition presents selected essays and treatises by Maurice Maeterlinck, written from 1896 to 1926: "The Treasure of the Humble", "Wisdom and Destiny", "The Life of Bees", "The Buried Temple", "The Double Garden", "The Intelligence of Flowers", "The Life of Termites".
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