Plant-Lore and Garden-Craft of Shakespeare (eBook)

Henry N. Ellacombe (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
432 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82102-3 (ISBN)

Infos

An alphabetical glossary cites plants mentioned by the playwright and discusses their symbolism. The charmingly illustrated text also offers a synopsis of each plant's history and advice for cultivation.

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"e;A very readable and graceful volume."e; — Saturday Review"e;Entitled from its worth to a place in every Shakespearian library."e; — Spectator."e;As accurate as it is delightful."e; — Gardener's Chronicle."e;Deserves a place on the shelves of both the student of Shakespeare and the lover of plant lore."e; — Journal of Botany"e;The fullest and best book on the subject."e; — The Literary WorldFrom Ophelia's pansies and Lear's crown of weeds to Desdemona's song of the willow and the many botanical references in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare abound in allusions to trees, flowers, herbs, and shrubs. This unique book explores a charming intersection of nature and literature, examining every plant mentioned by the playwright.An alphabetical glossary cites each plant, placing the quotation in context and discussing its symbolism. A synopsis of the plant's history is followed by practical advice for its cultivation. Dozens of engravings of plants appear throughout the book, in addition to full-page illustrations of Shakespeare's garden and other Avon sites. Shakespeare enthusiasts, historians, plant lovers, and gardeners will appreciate this comprehensive botanical survey and identification guide.

Autor

Botanist and gardener Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (1822–1916) was vicar of the Gloucestershire parish of Bitton. He grew a tremendous variety of plants in his deanery garden and exchanged seeds with Kew and botanical gardens throughout Europe. Ellacombe's other books include Shakespeare as an Angler and In My Vicarage Garden, and Elsewhere.

Inhalt

IntroductionPlanr-Lore of ShakespeareGarden-Craft of Shakespeare

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.4.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Gewicht: 526 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: 16th century • Antony and Cleopatra • As You Like It • botanical references in shakespeare • botanical survey • botanical symbolism • Botany • Britain • British • comedy of errors • craft • Cultivation • Cupid • dictionary • easy to read • engaging • Essay • Essays • etymology • Fiction • flora and fauna • Floral • Flower • Flowers • Garden • garden-craft of shakespeare • Gardening • gardening advice • Glossary • Great Britain • Henry VIII • herb • herbs • identification guide • Index • intersection of nature and literature • King Lear • ledgend • literary, plant • Literature • Lore • Love's Labour's Lost • merry wives • Midsummer Night's Dream • Much Ado About Nothing • Myth • nature and literature • nature guides • nature index • plant glossary • plant history • plant illustrations • plant-lore of shakespeare • plantsman • Playwright • Richard II • Romeo and Juliet • Scenic • Shakespeare • shakespeare enthusiasts • shakespeare illustrations • shakespeare's gardens • shakespeares gardens • shakespeare's mentions of plants • shakespeare symbolism • Shrubs • taming of the shrew • Tempest • Timon of Athens • Titus Andronicus • tragedy of valentinian • Tree • Trees • Twelfth Night • two noble kinsmen • United Kingdom • Vegetable • Warwick Castle • Winter's Tale
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82102-1 / 0486821021
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82102-3 / 9780486821023