The English Garden

A Journey through its History
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-914982-09-5
Verlag: Haus Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 154 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 131 mm, Gewicht: 150 g

Garden design in England was entirely reinvented during the eighteenth century. The symmetrical gardens of the French Baroque were replaced by artificial landscapes almost indistinguishable from natural scenery, and this image conceived by English landscape gardeners continues to govern modern ideas of natural beauty.

Hans von Trotha's journey through the history of the English garden introduces twelve of the most important, original, and beautiful parks in Britain. On the way, he explains how the new landscape garden was born of the spirit of political opposition, explores the significance of imitation Greek temples and Gothic ruins, and muses on the relevance of eighteenth-century ideas to our appreciation of landscape today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

von Trotha, Hans

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The English Garden Tour // 1

Palladian Revival, or the germ cell CHISWICK HOUSE, LONDON // 17

Gothic Revival, or the house of the book STRAWBERRY HILL, TWICKENHAM // 31

Grand Tour in miniature, or the serpentine and haha surprises ROUSHAM HOUSE, OXFORDSHIRE // 41

Aeneas Wiltshire, or 'Et in Arcadia ego' STOURHEAD, WILTSHIRE // 49

Palladio four times over and a trip across the Styx, or the triumph of the Dilettanti WEST WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE // 59

The attractions of space, or how a village street became a terrace CASTLE HOWARD, YORKSHIRE // 71

Garden and landscape, or how to approach a ruin STUDLEY ROYAL, YORKSHIRE // 83

When pictures learnt to walk, or a short history of the terrace DUNCOMBE AND RIEVAULX TERRACE, YORKSHIRE // 91

A steady foot and a steady head, or excursion to the Alps and Tahiti HAWKSTONE PARK, SHROPSHIRE // 99

Freedom, Elysium and satire, or 'the best ideas of Paradise that can be' STOWE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE // 107

The riverless bridge, or a contest between gigantomaniacs BLENHEIM, OXFORDSHIRE // 121

Lady Nature's second husband, or a walk into infinity PETWORTH, SUSSEX // 133

Other landscape gardens in England // 141

Some English gardens in Germany // 143

Bibliography // 149

Über Autor(innen)

Hans von Trotha is a German historian, novelist and journalist who spent ten years as editorial director of the Nicolai publishing house in Berlin. He is regarded as a specialist in the landscape gardens of the eighteenth century. Since then, he has worked independently as a curator, publicist, and consultant in the field of culture, including as a freelance journalist for Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2020-2021, he was a curator of the Moosbrand Music and Literature Festival of the Nantesbuch Foundation. His books, The English Garden and Pollak's Arm have been translated into English.