Picturesque

Picturesque

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Macarthur, John
Taylor & Francis Ltd
EAN: 9781844720118
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In this fresh and authoritative account John Macarthur presents the eighteenth century idea of the picturesque – when it was a risky term concerned with a refined taste for everyday things, such as the hovels of the labouring poor – in the light of its reception and effects in modern culture. In a series of linked essays Macarthur shows:

  • what the concept of picture does in the picturesque and how this relates to modern theories of the image
  • how the distaste that might be felt today at the sentimentality of the picturesque was already at play in the eighteenth century
  • how visual values such as ‘irregularity’ become the basis of modern architectural planning; how the concept of appropriating a view moves from landscape design into urban design
  • why movement is fundamental to picturing the stillness of buildings, cities and landscapes.

Drawing on examples from architecture, art and broader culture, John Macarthur's account of this key topic in cultural history, makes engaging reading for all those studying architecture, art history, cultural history or visual studies.

EAN 9781844720118
ISBN 184472011X
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication date September 17, 2007
Pages 296
Language English
Dimensions 246 x 174
Country United Kingdom
Authors MacArthur, John
Illustrations 63 Halftones, black and white
Series Classical Tradition in Architecture
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