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The Heart of the Forest
Why Woods Matter
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This book will appeal to readers interested in science and nature, environmental conservation, cultural studies, and those who appreciate the interplay between natural history and the arts. It suits thoughtful readers seeking to deepen their understanding of forests’ ecological importance and symbolic power.
Foreword by Kathleen Jamie.With full-colour illustration throughout, this book branches out into the British Library to find both the haunting and the hopeful in an unparalleled collection of books, manuscripts and photography. It tells a global story of how we understand trees, and its beautifully illustrated pages present a moving argument for conservation and renewal.
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Foreword by Kathleen Jamie.
Looking at threats to forest life across the globe, John Miller draws on literature, film and art to explore why woods matter to us, building on the ecological case for saving trees to raise the compelling question of their cultural value.
The Heart of the Forest explores four enduring ways in which we connect to the woods through Refuge, Sacredness, Horror, and Hope, making fascinating links between emotion and genre. For Henry David Thoreau, the woods are places beyond civilisation; for Ursula LeGuin and C S Lewis, they are loaded with otherworldly potential; and for those fleeing captivity, they can provide a welcome sanctuary. Woods can strike fear, they can inspire wonder, they can be lovely, dark and deep.
With full-colour illustration throughout, this book branches out into the British Library to find both the haunting and the hopeful in an unparalleled collection of books, manuscripts and photography. It tells a global story of how we understand trees, and its beautifully illustrated pages present a moving argument for conservation and renewal.
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ISBN: 9780712354561
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Illustration: 130+ Colour Illustrations; 130+ Colour Illustrations
Contributors:
- Foreword by Kathleen Jamie
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 288
About the Author
John Miller is Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of Sheffield and editor of the classic fiction collection Weird Woods: Tales from the Haunted Forests of Britain, published by the British Library in 2020.
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