- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (31 Dec 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0062500759
- ISBN-13: 978-0062500755
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.9 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,255,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Traces the origins and evolution of the concept of the Green Man, a symbol of renewal and oneness with nature, from prehistory to the present, in the myths, folklore, and art of cultures around the world.
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Take this book to Europe....., 4 July 2002
By Dianne Foster "Di" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Man (Paperback)
I particularly enjoyed GREEN MAN because the author William Anderson brings together and explores many subjects of interest to me -- the natural world, mythology and archtypes, Gothic church architecture, Wordsworth, and the concept of Gaia. GREEN MAN has been described by it's critics as a book about Mythology and Ecology, but I think Anderson has also written a very fine art history.Anderson suggests most art historians and critics have overlooked the Green Man as an archetypal element and artifact. And, although I've taken several art history classes on the topic of Western church architecture, I can't recall a single instructor discussing the foliate masks, vine disgorging heads, or human fruiting vegetation Anderson clearly describes. The photographs in his book show they can be found in many places in churches including on rood screens, columns, capitals, corbels, tympani, stringcourses, pediments, flying buttressses, with the Holy Virgin and child, and weeping over Christ.
Anderson suggests the Green Man (or our need for him) has morphed into variation after variation over the millenia. The Green Man probably began life as a Celtic mythical figure, but by the 20th Century he had become a hidden Art Deco element. His most amazing incarnation occurred in the Middle Ages in the Gothic cathedrals, especially very sacred spots like Chartres in France. Chartres was one of Joseph Campbell's favorite haunts, and he has shared many of his insights about the cathedral, as has the art historian Panofsky. Anderson shares a few more ideas involving the Green Man.
If you plan to visit churches or cathedrals in Britain, Ireland, or Europe, I think you'll find this book a good resource. You can also learn more about the Green Man and his link to the Earth Mother and the natural order.
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Historically Informative, 21 Oct 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Man (Paperback)
Very good variety of photos of Green Man sculptures. Poses interesting theories as to the disappearance and reappearance of the Green Man in art and sculpture.
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Informative, 20 Nov 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Man (Paperback)
This book was an interesting read. It contained a great many theories about the Green man as well as on location photography. However, the author was somewhat prone to reciting his poetry and making theories without clearly stating they were simply his ideas. A very informative source on the Green man. I bought this book as I wanted to discover who and what the Greenman is.
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