| Description |
v, 200 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Philosophy alfresco -- Jane Austen: the consolations of Chawton Cottage -- Marcel Proust: bonsai in the bedroom -- Friedrich Nietzsche: the thought-tree -- [Sidonie-Gabrielle] Colette: sex and roses -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau: botanical confessors -- George Orwell: down and out with a sharp scythe -- Emily Dickinson: the acres of perhaps -- Nikos Kazntzakis: raking stones -- Jean-Paul Sartre: chestnuts and nothingness -- Voltaire [François-Marie Arouet]: the best of all possible estates -- A stranger at the gates |
| Summary |
Why did Marcel Proust have bonsai beside his bed? What was Jane Austen doing in Chawton, coveting an apricot? How was Friedrich Nietzsche inspired by his Italian Gedankenbaum, thought tree? In Philosophy in the Garden, Damon Young reveals some of literature's most intimate relationships: between authors and their gardens |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"Philosophy in the garden is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria."-- T. p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) |
| Subject |
Authors -- Anecdotes.
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Literary landmarks.
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Gardening -- Philosophy.
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Gardens in literature.
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Gardens -- Philosophy.
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Nature in literature.
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Philosophers -- Homes and haunts.
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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| Author |
Keating, Daniel
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Arts Victoria.
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| ISBN |
9780522857139 (paperback) |
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