The Intelligence of the Flowers [Paperback]

Maurice Maeterlinck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001

Maeterlinck thoroughly enjoyed science and wrote about the termites, the ants, the bees, and the flowers. From an early age bees had fascinated Maeterlinck. It was logic that drew him to write about the intelligence of flowers. . . bees and flowers! He won the 1911 Nobel Prize for literature.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

"I wish merely to recall here a few facts known to every botanist. I have made not a single discovery and my modest contribution is confined to a few elementary observations. I need hardly say that I have no intention of reviewing all the proofs of intelligence which the plants give us. These proofs are innumerable and continual, especially among the flowers, in which the effort of vegetable life towards light and understanding is concentrated."

Maurice Maeterlinck

About the Author

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a Belgian writer of poetry, a wide variety of essays, and symbolic dramas, including Pelléas et Mélisande (1892).

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Intl Law & Taxation Pub (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898753287
• ISBN-13: 978-0898753288
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,288,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)