The Monster in the Garden : The Grotesque and the Gigantic in Renaissance Landscape Design /

Monsters, grotesque creatures, and giants were frequently depicted in Italian Renaissance landscape design, yet they have rarely been studied. Their ubiquity indicates that gardens of the period conveyed darker, more disturbing themes than has been acknowledged. In The Monster in the Garden, Luke Mo...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Morgan, Luke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Landscape design.
Gardens > Symbolic aspects.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Renaissance.
Amenagement paysager > Italie > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Jardins > Meubles et ornements > Italie > Aspect psychologique > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Jardins > Aspect symbolique > Italie > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Grotesque > Italie > Aspect psychologique > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Monstres > Italie > Aspect psychologique > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Gardens, Renaissance > Italy > Design > History > 16th century.
Landscape design > Italy > History > 16th century.
Garden ornaments and furniture > Italy > Psychological aspects > History > 16th century.
Gardens > Symbolic aspects > Italy > History > 16th century.
Grotesque > Italy > Psychological aspects > History > 16th century.
Monsters > Italy > Psychological aspects > History > 16th century.
Italy.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction: Reframing the Renaissance Garden; Chapter 1. The Legibility of Landscape: From Fascism to Foucault; Chapter 2. The Grotesque and the Monstrous; Chapter 3. A Monstruary: The Excessive, the Deficient, and the Hybrid; Chapter 4. "Rare and Enormous Bones of Huge Animals": The Colossal Mode; Chapter 5. "Pietra Morta, in Pietra Viva": The Sacro Bosco; Conclusion: Toward the Sublime; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Acknowledgments.

Ejemplares similares