The Year
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-83639-078-7 (ISBN)
The Year takes us on a journey exploring how nature transforms across twelve months, each chapter focusing on a specific month’s natural events, from spring’s beginning through to winter’s end. It opens with an overview of our evolving understanding of time and nature, from ancient astronomy to the present, and concludes with a chapter on the impact of climate change. Spike Bucklow draws on both modern ecological studies and historical naturalists such as Aristotle, Gilbert White, Thoreau and Aldo Leopold. Poetic reflections from Ovid, Shakespeare, John Clare and William Wordsworth enrich the narrative, giving further insights into nature’s changes. Blending modern science with traditional wisdom, The Year provides a positive perspective on ecological, global and personal change, appealing to those interested in ecology, astrology and the history of science.
Spike Bucklow is the author of numerous books on artists, and their materials and methods, including Children of Mercury: The Lives of the Painters (Reaktion, 2022). He was previously Professor of Material Culture at the University of Cambridge.
Prologue: Ecology and the Zodiac
Chapter One March–April: Cardinal Fire, ‘Emergence’
Chapter Two April–May: Fixed Earth, ‘Flowering’
Chapter Three May–June: Mutable Air, ‘Mixing’
First Interlude: Summer Solstice
Chapter Four June–July: Cardinal Water, ‘Nurturing’
Chapter Five July–August: Fixed Fire, ‘Ruling’
Chapter Six August–September: Mutable Earth, ‘Serving’
Second Interlude: Autumn Equinox
Chapter Seven September–October: Cardinal Air, ‘Journey to the Other’
Chapter Eight October–November: Fixed Water, ‘Dwelling in Darkness’
Chapter Nine November–December: Mutable Fire, ‘Sharing Wealth’
Third Interlude: Winter Solstice
Chapter Ten December–January: Cardinal Earth, ‘Return of the Light’
Chapter Eleven January–February: Fixed Air, ‘Information’
Chapter Twelve February–March: Mutable Water, ‘Ensoulment’
Fourth Interlude: Spring Equinox
Epilogue: ‘Next Year’
Glossary
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 26 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83639-078-5 / 1836390785 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83639-078-7 / 9781836390787 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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