Moon: Nature and Culture

by Edgar Williams

Book Overview

Long before a rocket hit the Man in the Moon in the eye in Georges M li s's early film Le Voyage dans la Lune, the earth's lone satellite had entranced humans. We have worshipped it as a deity, believed it to cause madness, used it as a means of organizing time, and we now know that it manipulates the tides--our understanding of the moon continues to evolve. Following the moon from its origins to its rich cultural resonance in literature, art,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780232810
• ISBN13: 9781780232812
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.1"