Maurice Maeterlinck

La Vie des Termites

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Produktbeschreibung

Ce sont les termites, ces autres insectes à l'organisation sociale complexe, que Maurice Maeterlinck nous présente bien des années après son essai sur La Vie des Abeilles. Quelle différence! Aveugles et sans défenses naturelles, les termites ont besoin de températures élevées (mais pas trop) et d'une atmosphère humide. La termitière est donc un univers clos à l'atmosphère contrôlée qui projette au loin ses conduits souterrains. Devant un mode de vie complexe, une question se pose: instinct ou intelligence?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Prodinnova
• Seitenzahl: 82
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2020
• Französisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 134g
• ISBN-13: 9783967876451
• ISBN-10: 3967876454
• Artikelnr.: 60088972

Autorenporträt

Belgian dramatist, poet, and writer Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) wrote in French. He was raised in Ghent, Belgium, and completed his legal studies there before starting to write. Maeterlinck played a significant role in the Symbolist movement, which favored the use of symbols and suggestions above more conventional forms of poetry and literature. The Intruder (1890) and The Blind (1890), two of his first plays, were regarded as breakthrough examples of Symbolist theatre. The drama "The Blue Bird" (1908), which examines themes of happiness and the quest for purpose in life, is Maeterlinck's most well-known composition. Because the play was so popular, it has been transformed into a wide variety of media, including a silent film in 1918 and an animated picture in 1976. Maeterlinck was not just an accomplished dramatist but also a prolific author who covered a broad variety of subjects, such as mysticism, the nature of consciousness, and the philosophy of science. In "The Intelligence of Flowers," his most well-known work, he addresses the notion that plants and flowers possess a certain level of awareness and intellect. The Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Maeterlinck in 1911, making him the first Belgian to do so. His writings had a profound impact on the development of contemporary play and literature, and his theories on consciousness and the natural world are being researched and discussed today.