The Figure in the Landscape by John Dixon Hunt

The Figure in the Landscape by John Dixon Hunt

Eighteenth-century England saw the rise of a peculiarly English art form -- landscape gardening -- and a corresponding change in attitudes toward the natural world. While the French, who lived under tyranny, had tightly organized, restrictive gardens, the free English enjoyed gardens where they were at liberty to wander. John Dixon Hunt examines eighteenth-century letters, literary and critical works, biographies, paintings, prints, and drawings to trace the gradual movement from formal regularity toward a carefully calculated naturalness.

By means of a thorough reading of selected literary works, John Dixon Hunt traces the rise of the art of gardening in eighteenth-century England from a new point of view, its effect on the human mind.. The Figure in the Landscape should hold the attention of any reader interested in the arts and the cultural context of literature. Eighteenth Century Studies

John Dixon Hunt is director of the Center for Studies in Landscape Architecture at Dumbarton Oaks. His many books include The Pre-Raphaelite Imagintion: 1848-1900, The Wider Sea: A Life of John Ruskin, and William Kent: Landscape Garden Architect.

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ISBN 13	9780801839368
ISBN 10	080183936X
Title	The Figure in the Landscape
Author	John Dixon Hunt
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	1989-09-26
Number of pages	288
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