Overview
The Metamorphosis of Plants, published in 1790, was Goetheās first major attempt to describe what he called in a letter to a friend āthe truth about the how of the organism.ā Inspired by the diversity of flora he found on a journey to Italy, Goethe sought a unity of form in diverse structures. He came to see in the leaf the germ of a plantās metamorphosisāāthe true Proteus who can hide or reveal himself in all vegetal formsāāfrom the root and stem leaves to the calyx and corolla, to pistil and stamens. With this short bookā123 numbered paragraphs, in the manner of the great botanist LinnaeusāGoethe aimed to tell the story of botanical forms in process, to present, in effect, a motion picture of the metamorphosis of plants. This MIT Press edition of The Metamorphosis of Plants illustrates Goetheās text (in an English translation by Douglas Miller) with a series of stunning and starkly beautiful color photographs as well as numerous line drawings. It is the most completely and colorfully illustrated edition of Goetheās book ever published. It demonstrates vividly Goetheās ideas of transformation and interdependence, as well as the systematic use of imagination in scientific researchāwhich influenced thinkers ranging from Darwin to Thoreau and has much to teach us today about our relationship with nature.
This book title, The Metamorphosis of Plants, ISBN: 9780262551021, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gordon L. Miller, Gordon L. Miller, published by MIT Press (August 6, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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