The Epic City Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome |
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| Author:
| Giesecke, Annette L. |
| Series title: | Hellenic Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02374-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Restraining and taming Nature was fundamental to the Hellenic urban quest. Classical Athens, with her utilitarian view of Nature, exemplified this ideal, which also informed the urban endeavors of Rome and was expressed through the domestication of Nature in villas and gardens, and through primitivist and Epicurean tendencies in Latin literature.
Restraining and taming Nature was fundamental to the Hellenic urban quest. Classical Athens, with her utilitarian view of Nature, exemplified this ideal, which also informed the urban endeavors of Rome and was expressed through the domestication of Nature in villas and gardens, and through primitivist and Epicurean tendencies in Latin literature.