Under the Banyan Tree - Relocating the Picturesque in British India

Informationen zum Autor Romita Ray was born and raised in Calcutta. She is an associate professor of art history at Syracuse University! New York. Klappentext Offers a comprehensive study of the evolution and flourishing of the picturesque during the British Raj. The author argues that this concept allowed British artists and writers travelling in India to aestheticize the Indian landscape! its people! and the biota (the banyan tree and the elephant! above all). Zusammenfassung Offers a comprehensive study of the evolution and flourishing of the picturesque during the British Raj. The author argues that this concept allowed British artists and writers travelling in India to aestheticize the Indian landscape! its people! and the biota (the banyan tree and the elephant! above all).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Romita Ray, Ray Romita
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.01.2013
• EAN: 9780300187694
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18769-4
• Pagine: 372
• Serie: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte