Willow

Alison Syme

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Reaktion Books
01 June 2014

Gardening; Trees, wildflowers & plants

Series: Botanical

Willow tells the rich tale of this many-sided plant, exploring its presence in literature, art and human history. Linked with life and death, grief and joy, toil and play, necessity and ornament, the willow has, in different times and places, functioned as a mirror of and participant in almost every facet of human existence. Although willows have been put to manifold practical uses, Alison Syme argues powerfully that we must also heed their poetic lessons: willows have much to teach us about living, dying and loving, hybridizing and enriching our world and protecting the environment. This well-illustrated book leads us from Monet's willows to Tang poetry, and from uses in medicine to environmental protection, in a seamless account of the special place this tree holds in world culture.

By: Alison Syme
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9781780232928
ISBN 10: 1780232926
Series: Botanical
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alison Syme is associate professor in the Departments of Art and Visual Studies at the University of Toronto.

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Syme s lavishly illustrated Willow is an encyclopaedic history of the species. . . . As someone who enjoys planting and caring for trees, I can strongly recommend [this book] as a Christmas present. --Owen Paterson Country Life

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