The Pleasures of the Imagination: Joseph Addison's Influence on Early Landscape Gardens
This paper traces the influence on the early landscape garden of Joseph Addison (1672-1719). It explores Addison's career at the University of Oxford and his study of John Locke and Virgil; his discussion of gardens in The Spectator (1711-14); the creation of his own garden at Bilton Hall, Warw...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Garden History. - Garden History Society. - 33(2005), 2, Seite 189-209 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2005
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Garden History |
| Schlagworte: | Environmental studies Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Arts Political science |
| Zusammenfassung: | This paper traces the influence on the early landscape garden of Joseph Addison (1672-1719). It explores Addison's career at the University of Oxford and his study of John Locke and Virgil; his discussion of gardens in The Spectator (1711-14); the creation of his own garden at Bilton Hall, Warwickshire; and his influence on Stephen Switzer. It also examines Addison's influence on gardens laid out by Col. James Tyrrell; Alan, 1st Earl Bathurst; Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax; and Princess Caroline of Anspach. |
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| ISSN: | 03071243 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/25434178 |