Gardens of the Tsars
A Study of the Aesthetics, Semantics and Uses of Late 18th Century Russian Gardens
En del af fagområdet Kunst og æstetik
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Katharina den Stores regeringstid (1762-1796) markerer et højdepunkt i det russiske kejserriges historie, og vestlig livsstil gennemsyrede kejserhoffet, godsejeraristokratiet og byernes overklasse. Den strenge symmetri i Ludvig XIVs parker blev efterlignet ved de store kejserlige slotte, men også den britiske landskabshave vandt indpas i Rusland - i en form, der var tilpasset Ruslands korte somre og strenge vintre.
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Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION: Rediscovering the Gardens of the Past
PATRONS AND PROGRAMS:
Peter's Western Pattern: A Garden in the City. Flowers and Fables. Suburban Splendour
Catherine's Favourite Garden: English à la mode. Landscaping the Grounds. More Than Mere Follies
Princely Gardens: Kaleidoscopic Gardening. Muscovite Anachronisms. Powerful Optics
The Garden and the Gentry: Initial Field Exercises. Bolotov's Vision of Nature. A National Appeal
STYLES AND SEMANTICS:
From Paradise to Mount Parnassus: Delille’s Gardens. Allusions to Arcadia. Russian Rotundas
Classical Quotations: Cameron's Archaeological Approach. Family Memorials. Import of the Vernacular
Scenes of Exotica: Chambers and Chinese Caprices. Islamic Inspirations. Exoticism in Theory
Masonry and the Middle Ages: Bazhenov's National Project. Readings and Rituals of Medieval Patterns. Russian "Gothic"
USES AND USERS:
Parties and Other Pursuits: Horticulture as a Hobby or Business. The Garden as Theatre. Solitude and Eternal Rest
Poets and Promenades: Time and Twilight. Time and Death. The Garden and its Texts
Painters and Perceptions: Paintings in Gardens. Gardens in Paint. Catherine's Favourite French Painter
Political Platforms: Military Commemorations. A Nationalistic Wave. Soviet Echoes of the Tsarist Past
FINAL REMARKS: Russia's Historical Gardens Today:
Appendix: Notes on Some Russian and Soviet Gardens
Summary in Russian
List of Illustrations
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index of Persons
Index of Places
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