Images of the Greek theatre
Richard Green, Eric Handley
History of Greek theatre as represented in painted pottery, terracotta figures, sculpture, mosaics ans gems - How it was seen by audiences of the fourth and fifth centuries.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Yew
by Fred Hageneder (2007)
About this book
"Botanists around the world marvel at the unique characteristics of the yew, Europe’s most ancient species of tree. It is a ‘conifer’ without resin or cones but with juicy scarlet fruits that feed many birds and animals; it has foliage that is poisonous to livestock but which wild animals can eat; and though it has an extraordinarily low rate of photosynthesis, it can grow where other tree seedlings and plants just wither and die. The yew’s lower branches can root themselves, and it can also produce ‘interior roots’ inside a hollowing trunk, renewing itself from the inside out. It was in the Palaeolithic Era that humans were first struck by the yew’s regenerative powers and began to associate it with concepts of life and death, the afterlife and eternity. Yew trees can be found at the sacred sites of Native Americans and Buddhists, and Shinto shrines in Japan, as well as in Christian churchyards, where they became a symbol of the Resurrection"--Back cover.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreYew Lead Character
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