“What is most amazing is not how our senses span distance or cultures, but how they span time. The book was the inspiration for the five-part Nova miniseries Mystery of the Senses (1995) in which Ackerman appeared as the presenter. In this book, Ackerman examines both the science of how the different senses work, and the varied means by which different cultures have sought to stimulate the senses. – Diane Ackerman, "found poetry" from A Natural History of the Senses Ī Natural History of the Senses is a 1990 non-fiction book by American author, poet, and naturalist Diane Ackerman. It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery,īut what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.
To groom one's curiosity like a high-spirited thoroughbred,Ĭlimb aboard, and gallop over the thick, sun-struck hills every day.
The great affair, the love affair with life,
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