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Rousseau's Elysium

Ermenonville Revisited

By: Gerard J. van den Broek

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Rousseau's Elysium

Ermenonville Revisited

By: Gerard J. van den Broek

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) is generally seen as one of the most important figures whose ideas had a great influence on the French Revolution (1789). Many immediately associate him with the concept of "the noble savage." However, just as with his political and philosophical writings, his love for botany and scenery would change the landscape of continental Europe, if not the world. This book presents a unique view of the young Rousseau's awakening love for plants, and his sometimes euphoric appreciation of the scenery during his endless walks. The author unfolds the development of Rousseau's concept of nature, which makes it possible to pinpoint the exact and pivotal moment of change in his thinking about the natural environment. This culminated in a vision that converged with the the Marquis de Girardin's ideas about landscaping. The reader follows the Marquis during the development of the first English Garden in France, where Rousseau probably spent the happiest weeks of his life. While the park represents Rousseau's dream come true, it was destined to become the place of both his death and his tomb. In text and photographs this book captures the character of the park, built around the concepts of two men of fundamentally different character. It is the park's intricate mixture of bliss and gloominess that put a spell on the reader and every visitor.

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Culture Signs Nature - Essays in Semiotic Anthropology

By: Gerard J. Van Den Broek

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Culture Signs Nature - Essays in Semiotic Anthropology

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... presents a number of studies about the relationship between humans and nature, ranging from birdnames to the mythology around Saint Hubert, and from fly-fishing to the signs and sigils used by medieval alchemists. It also shows us the special ability of material culture that provides humans with vehicles to switch from one cultural domain to another, which would not have been possible without the mediating objects. Whereas most of the essays are based on phenomena of presentday culture, they sometimes dig deep in our past."--Back cover.

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0557678854

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9780557678853

Rousseau's Elysium

Ermenonville Revisited

By: Gerard J. van den Broek

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Rousseau's Elysium

Rousseau's Elysium

Culture Signs Nature - Essays in Semiotic Anthropology

Culture Signs Nature - Essays in Semiotic Anthropology

Rousseau's Elysium

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