The Metamorphosis of Plants, published in 1790, was Goethe's first major attempt to describe what he called in a letter to a friend "the truth about the how of the organism." Inspired by the diversity of flora he found on a journey to Italy, Goethe sought a unity of form in diverse structures. With this short book -123 numbered paragraph- Goethe aimed to tell the story of botanical forms in process, to present a motion picture of the metamorphosis of plants.
This MIT Press edition illustrates Goethe's text with a series of stunning and starkly beautiful color photographs. It is the most completely and colorfully illustrated edition of Goethe's book ever published, vividly demonstrating Goethe's ideas of transformation and interdependence.
The Metamorphosis of Plants, published in 1790, was Goethe's first major attempt to describe what he called in a letter to a friend "the truth about the how of the organism." Inspired by the diversity of flora he found on a journey to Italy, Goethe sought a unity of form in diverse structures. With this short book -123 numbered paragraph- Goethe aimed to tell the story of botanical forms in process, to present a motion picture of the metamorphosis of plants.
This MIT Press edition illustrates Goethe's text with a series of stunning and starkly beautiful color photographs. It is the most completely and colorfully illustrated edition of Goethe's book ever published, vividly demonstrating Goethe's ideas of transformation and interdependence.
