Jane Billinghurst Libri

Amorevoli come uno scoiattolo, fedeli come un corvo imperiale, compassionevoli come un topo selvatico, tristi come un cervo: gli animali sono in grado di provare queste emozioni? Questi sentimenti sono una prerogativa esclusiva dell'uomo e della donna? Sulla base delle più recenti scoperte scientifiche, illustrate mediante osservazioni ed esperienze personali con gli animali, l'appassionato guardaboschi Peter Wohlleben ci accompagna in un mondo pressoché inesplorato: quello degli straordinari comportamenti e delle emozioni degli animali domestici, del bosco e della fattoria. Ecco allora che ci rendiamo conto di come gli animali ci siano più vicini di quanto immaginassimo. Una prospettiva affascinante, illuminante e talvolta incredibile!

Focusing on the emotional, social, spiritual, and political dimensions of gardens, this collection of essays invites readers to explore the significance of gardens beyond their aesthetic appeal. Each piece offers a unique perspective, encouraging a deeper understanding of how gardens influence and reflect human experiences and societal values.

People have always created gardens. Where survival depended on fruitful crops, gardens were a link to the divine. Desert dwellers planted trees to banish heat and offer respite. Gardens were the oases that sheltered mythical heroes during their travels, and many religions portray the garden as the closest spot to paradise on Earth. Painters, sculptors, poets, and novelists from all parts of the world have celebrated the garden’s beauty, pondered it’s mysteries, and lamented the frustrations it can bring.This marvellous collection of prose and images explores gardens from many angles, capturing their sensual, spiritual, aesthetic, social, and even political dimensions. Writers as varied as Pliny the Younger, Homer, Ji Chang, the Emperor Jahangir, Boccaccio, A.A. Milne, Colette, Willa Cather, Tom Stoppard, Derek Jarman, Joy Kogawa, W.O. Mitchell, and Jamaica Kincaid evoke the garden in its many incarnations, sometimes lightheartedly, sometimes wittily, sometimes expressing regret or sorrow. Whether the selections portray the garden as a source of sustenance, a showpiece, a place to wrestle down weeds, a bower filled with ghosts, or simply an excuse to spend time in the outdoors, readers will delight in the endless variety of ways humans have carved out a spot for themselves in the natural world.

Geschichten von Verführung und Macht: Eva und Adam, Kleopatra und Marcus Antonius, Lola Montez und König Ludwig I. von Bayern… Geschichten, seit Menschengedenken von überwiegend männlichen Erzählern überliefert. Dabei zeichnet sich folgendes Muster ab: Sind sich die Männer ihrer gesellschaftlichen Vormachtstellung sicher, sind harmlose 'Sexkätzchen' à la Jayne Mansfield oder Marilyn Monroe en vogue, die den Männern auf angenehme Weise die Zeit vertreiben, ohne an ihren Privilegien zu rütteln. In Zeiten aber, in denen sich die Männer bedroht wähnen, mutiert die Verführerin zur Femme fatale, wie Rita Hayworth sie im Film noir der 40er Jahre verkörpert hat, oder gar zum männermordenden Vamp à la Marlene Dietrich. Jane Billinghurst beschreibt in ihrem mit Gemälden, Fotos und Filmbildern illustrierten Buch die vielen Facetten der Verführerin von der griechischen Mythologie bis zur Gegenwart. Unterhaltsam und humorvoll erzählt sie die Geschichten berühmter Frauen wie Lilith, Pandora, Mata Hari, Mae West, Lolita oder Madonna nach – Verführerinnen, die durch das geschickte Ausspielen ihrer natürlichen Trümpfe ihre Situation verbesserten.