Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition

Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. This book offers an examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. It shows how the garden has served as a check against the destruction and losses of history.

• | Author: Robert Pogue Harrison
• | Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 01, 2008
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780226317892
• | ISBN-10: 0226317897