Language of Fruit - Literature and Horticulture in the Long Eighteenth Century

Liz Bellamy teaches English at City College Norwich and the Open University.

About the author

Liz Bellamy

Summary

Examining the intersection of literary tradition and horticultural innovation, The Language of Fruit traces how writers from Andrew Marvell to Jane Austen responded to the challenges posed by the evolving social, economic, and symbolic functions of fruit over the long eighteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Liz Bellamy
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780812250831
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-5083-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Arch; Penn Studies in Landscape Arch; Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food