Moon: In Praise of the Silver Lamp of Night

Book Overview

This anthology contains a collection of evocative musings from poets, philosophers, scientists and mystics that explore and celebrate our fascination with the moon. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062512609
• ISBN13: 9780062512604
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 87 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Strong collection of moon poetry, essays, and sayings

This is a wonderful little book for anyone interested in the moon in myth and art. Paula Rees collected proverbs, poems, and essay excerpts to celebrate the moon. Writers included: Robert Frost, Galileo, Walter De La Mare, Whitman, Poe, and Shelley. She also included a lunar calendar and a list of moon-gods from myth. The book is very small and short (83 pages) and is not intended as a thorough analysis of the moon's role in religion and literature. Anyone looking for detail should seek elsewhere. Rather, it's a tiny little book of ruminations, a compilation of what poets and visionairies and regular people have said about the moon over the years.