Voltaire's vine and other philosophies : how gardens inspired great writers
Young, Damon2014
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Why did Marcel Proust have bonsai beside his bed? What was Jane Austen doing, coveting an apricot? How was Friedrich Nietzsche inspired by his 'thought tree'? Philosopher Damon Young reveals one of literature's most intimate relationships: authors and their gardens. For some, the garden provided a retreat from workaday labour; for others, solitude's quiet counsel. For all, it played a philosophical role, giving their ideas new life.
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Author:
Young, Damon, author
Publisher:
London : Rider Books, 2014.
Collation:
208 pages ; 21 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
18460441709781846044175 (hbk)9781448177417 (ePub ebook)
Language:
English
BRN:
1619349
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