Sharman Russell: An Obsession with Butterflies
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: This work tells the story of man's fascination with butterflies, as symbols, as objects of beauty, and of obsession — in the tradition of Susan Orlean's «The Orchid Thief». From Hindu mythology to Aztec sacrifices, butterflies have served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation. Even during World War II, children in a Polish death camp scratched hundreds of butterflies onto the wall of…