Seeds of a different eden : Chinese gardening ideas and a new English aesthetic ideal / Yu Liu.
| Author/creator | Liu, Yu, 1955- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2008. |
| Description | x, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : Beyond Walpole and chinoiserie -- The impetus for change : Chinese sharawadgi and English horticultural naturalism -- The ambiguous contrast : the oriental tian (heaven) and the occidental zhu (deus) -- In the name of the ancients : Alexander Pope's iconoclastic georgic -- Landscape and freedom : Joseph Addison's affinity with nature -- The call of the wild : Shaftesbury's revolution of aesthetics and ethics -- The paradigmatic shift : the far eastern influence on western modernity. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-200) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008024035 |
| ISBN | 1570037698 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781570037696 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR 129.C6 L58 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |