GARDENS. An Essay on the Human Condition - Chicago-London 2008

Chicago-London, The University of Chicago Press, 2008. 240 p. 8º. Tela editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Muy buen ejemplar, impecable. Libro en inglés. Book in English. Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition (2008) by Robert Pogue Harrison explores how gardens serve as essential sanctuaries from historical turmoil, offering a space for cultivation, care, and philosophical reflection on human mortality and responsibility. Harrison argues that true humanity is defined by the "care" (cura) required to cultivate our surroundings, rather than passive consumption. The Bible and Qur'an, Plato's Academy and Epicurus's Garden School, Zen rock and Islamic carpet gardens, Boccaccio, Rihaku, Capek, Cao Xueqin, Italo Calvino, Ariosto, Michel Tournier, and Hannah Arendtall come into play as this work explores the ways in which the concept and reality of the garden has informed human thinking about mortality, order, and power.