Paper Gardens: A Stroll through French Literature
()
About this ebook
From Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Marcel Proust, from Marguerite Duras to George Sand, from Colette to Patrick Modiano, gardens appear in novels as representations of the real world, but also as reflections of the imagination. In Paper Gardens: A Stroll through French Literature, Évelyne Bloch-Dano contemplates the role of the garden in the work of great prose writers, ruminating on how the garden can variously symbolize a reflection of the soul, a well-earned rest, an improving form of work, a nostalgia for childhood, and the dream of an ideal world.
The charming and erudite first section focuses on history and is devoted to types of gardens ranging from the biblical Garden of Eden to English parklands; the second perceptively considers their role in literary works. Concealed within these cultivated wanderings is also an element of autobiography. Lovers of literature and gardening alike will fall in love with this beautifully written meditation.
Read more from Evelyne Bloch Dano
The Last Love of George Sand: A Literary Biography Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVegetables: A Biography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Paper Gardens
Related ebooks
The Belly of Paris (also known as: The Fat and The Thin) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOrdinary Paradise: Essays on Art and Culture Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Belly of Paris Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fat and the Thin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBig Book of Best Short Stories - Specials - France: Volume 3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClassic American Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Hour Between Dog and Wolf Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOccult Paris: The Lost Magic of the Belle Époque Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of a Naturalist (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoses Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nature beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bird-while Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLiterary Paris: A Photographic Tour Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Abbe Mouret's Transgression Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEssays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPoems in Prose Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Puppet Show of Memory Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJacqueline — Complete Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBrief Homage to Pluto and Other Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson, With a Memoir by Arthur Symons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Interview Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRavel: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bounty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Taste for the Foreign: Worldly Knowledge and Literary Pleasure in Early Modern French Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE BELLY OF PARIS: The Tale of The Fat and The Thin Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nostalgia: When Are We Ever at Home? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tales From Gallia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPaalen Life and Work: I. Forbidden Land: The Early and Crucial Years 1905 - 1939 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Personal Memoirs For You
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Solutions and Other Problems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm Glad My Mom Died Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Coreyography: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Choice: Embrace the Possible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mommie Dearest Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Me: Elton John Official Autobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Paper Gardens
0 ratings0 reviews