Literature and the Renaissance garden from Elizabeth I to Charles II : England's paradise /

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Spanning the period from Elizabeth I's reign to Charles II's restoration, this study argues the garden is a primary site evincing a progressive narrative of change, a narrative that looks to the Edenic as obtainable ideal in court politics, economic prosperity and national identity in earl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tigner, Amy L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012.
Series:Literary and scientific cultures of early modernity.
Subjects:
1500-1700
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Gardens, English, in literature.
National characteristics, British, in literature.
Renaissance > Great Britain.
British in literature.
Britanniques dans la littérature.
Renaissance > Grande-Bretagne.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Early modern.
Renaissance.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Political Garden: Horticultural Courtship; 3 The Corporeal Garden: Masquerading in Paradise; 4 The Colonial Garden: Collecting Paradise; 5 The Revolutionary Garden: Milton and Early Modern Environmental Thinking; Bibliography; Index.

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