A cultural history of gardens in the Age of Enlightenment
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A cultural history of gardens in the Age of Enlightenment
（The cultural histories series, . A cultural history of gardens / general editors,
Bloomsbury, 2015
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In the Age of Enlightenment
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-272) and index
"First published 2013. Reprinted by Bloomsbury Academic 2015"--T.p. verso
ISBN for subseries set: 9781847882653
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Enlightenment raised fundamental questions about what it meant to be human in a truly global world. At the heart of debates about nature, culture and history, the garden offered itself as a practical demonstration, a living experiment, and a site of debate and discourse.
The design, planting, experience and representation of contemporary gardens in Europe, China and North America reveal intense contributions to debates on aesthetics, both personal and national politics, and on the shaping of nature.
A Cultural History of Gardens in the Age of Enlightenment presents an overview of the period with essays on issues of design, types of gardens, planting, use and reception, issues of meaning, verbal and visual representation of gardens, and the relationship of gardens to the larger landscape.
Table of Contents
A Cultural History of Gardens in the Age of Enlightenment, Edited by Stephen Bending
Introduction
Design, Timothy Mowl, University of Bristol, UK
Types of Gardens, Michael Charlesworth, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Plantings, Michael Symes, independent scholar
Use and Reception, David Lambert, independent scholar
Meaning, Patrick Eyres, independent scholar
Verbal Representations, Rachel Crawford, University of San Francisco, USA
Visual Representations, Annie Richardson, University of Lincoln, UK
Gardens and the Larger Landscape, Sarah Spooner, University of East Anglia, UK, and Tom Williamson, University of East Anglia, UK
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