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The Green Fuse
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- Book Synopsis
- Why do interiors of houses mimic nature - the wallpapers and curtains, flowers in vases, a vaporizer in the bathroom? Why do we so often connect our childhoods with gardens? Why has the myth of a lost Eden been so ubiquitous and so formative?The Green Fuse: Essays in Making Sense of Gardens explores our deep-rooted impulses to create gardens, examining them through the lenses of history, religion, nostalgia and myth. It connects gardens with the other arts - painting, music, literature and theatre - and contemplates their intellectual and philosophical significance. Blending lyrical reflections with research, it offers an unusually wide-ranging and thoughtful perspective on gardens and why we make them. It will be ideal for all readers interested in gardening and its cultural implications.
- About The Author
- Peter Dale lives in Essex, UK. A longstanding contributor to Hortus, he has written extensively on literature, music and gardens, and his previous books include The Irish Garden: A Cultural History (2018) and, with Brandon C. Yen, Versed in Living Nature: Wordsworth's Trees (Reaktion, 2022).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781836390282
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (20 May 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 454 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 mm
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