Maria Popova

The Universe in Verse

15 Portals to Wonder Through Science & Poetry
Illustrator: Amit, Ofra

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Produktbeschreibung

Maria Popova presents a full-hearted celebration of the human search for truth and beauty through the complementary lenses of science and poetry. Fifteen short, digestible essays on the wonders and mysteries of science and nature are each accompanied by a curated poem on the same subject and illustrated by award-winning artist Ofra Amit.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 154mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9781635868838
• ISBN-10: 1635868831
• Artikelnr.: 69970000

Autorenporträt

Maria Popova

Inhaltsangabe

The Universe in Verse
By Maria Popova
 
Introduction
 
1. The Singularity and Our Elemental Belonging
              “Singularity,” by Marie Howe
 
2. Flowers and the Birth of Ecology
              [Bloom], by Emily Dickinson
 
3. Entropy and the Art of Alternative Endings
              “The More Loving One,” by W. H. Auden
 
4. Henrietta Leavitt, Edwin Hubble, and Our Hunger to Know the Universe
              “My God, It’s Full of Stars,” by Tracy K. Smith
 
5. Dark Matter and Our Yearning for Light
              “Let There Always Be Light” by Rebecca Elson
 
6. Emily Noether, Symmetry, and the Hidden Order of Things
              “Figures of Thought,” by Howard Nemerov
 
7. Trees and the Optimism of Resilience
              “Optimism,” by Jane Hirshfield
 
8. Pi and the Seductions of Infinity
              “Pi,” by Wislawa Szymborska, translated by Clare Cavanagh and
Stanislaw Baranczak
 
9. Euclid and the Dazzling Beauty of Universal Truth
              “Euclid Alone Has Looked on Beauty Bare,” by Edna St. Vincent
Millay
 
10. Radioactivity and the Mystery of Matter
              “Power,” by Adrienne Rich
 
11. The Octopus and the Unknown
              “Octopus Blues,” by Maria Popova
 
12. This Mote of Matter
              “A Brave and Startling Truth,” by Maya Angelou
 
13. The Search for Life
              “We Are Listening,” by Diane Ackerman
 
14. Mushrooms and the Creative Spirit
              “Mushrooms,” by Sylvia Plath
 
15. Singularity Squared
              “Singularity,” by Marissa Davis