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Genius Loci
An Essay on the Meanings of Place
Buch von John Dixon Hunt
Sprache: Englisch

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From literature to landscape architecture, an expansive, contemplative exploration of the significance of place. For ancient Romans, genius loci was literally "the genius of the place," the presiding divinity who inhabited a site and gave it meaning. While we are less attuned to divinity today, we still sense that a place has significance. In this book, eminent garden historian John Dixon Hunt explores genius loci in many settings, including contemporary land art, the paintings of Paul and John Nash, travel writers such as Henry James, Paul Theroux, and Lawrence Durrell on Provence, Mexico, and Cyprus, and landscape architects who invent new meanings for a site. This book is a nuanced, thoughtful exploration of how places become more significant to us through the myriad ways we see, talk about, and remember them.
From literature to landscape architecture, an expansive, contemplative exploration of the significance of place. For ancient Romans, genius loci was literally "the genius of the place," the presiding divinity who inhabited a site and gave it meaning. While we are less attuned to divinity today, we still sense that a place has significance. In this book, eminent garden historian John Dixon Hunt explores genius loci in many settings, including contemporary land art, the paintings of Paul and John Nash, travel writers such as Henry James, Paul Theroux, and Lawrence Durrell on Provence, Mexico, and Cyprus, and landscape architects who invent new meanings for a site. This book is a nuanced, thoughtful exploration of how places become more significant to us through the myriad ways we see, talk about, and remember them.
Über den Autor
John Dixon Hunt is professor emeritus of the history and theory of landscape at the University of Pennsylvania. His many books include Historical Ground and The Art of Ruskin and the Spirit of Place, the latter also published by Reaktion Books.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allgemeine Kunst
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781789146080
ISBN-10: 1789146089
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Hunt, John Dixon
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Maße: 212 x 157 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: John Dixon Hunt
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.10.2022
Gewicht: 0,596 kg
Artikel-ID: 123856746
Über den Autor
John Dixon Hunt is professor emeritus of the history and theory of landscape at the University of Pennsylvania. His many books include Historical Ground and The Art of Ruskin and the Spirit of Place, the latter also published by Reaktion Books.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allgemeine Kunst
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781789146080
ISBN-10: 1789146089
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Hunt, John Dixon
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Maße: 212 x 157 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: John Dixon Hunt
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.10.2022
Gewicht: 0,596 kg
Artikel-ID: 123856746
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