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The Romantic Attribution of Intrinsic Value to Nature and the Reconsideration of Cultural Conceptions
Authors: Moraitis, Konstantinos
Reviewer: Tournikiotis, Panagiotis
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Abstract:
The emergence of Romanticism is closely linked to the shift in Western societies’ views on nature, culture, and consequently, landscape. Nature came to be regarded as a condition that transcends human scale, commanding respect for its “sublime” qualities. This shift diminished the central institutionalization of cultural affairs and redirected attention toward decentralized “culture,” popular traditions, and cultural conditions rooted in the native landscape. This turn toward the elevated significance of natural elements and the central value of the primary, undeveloped, or rural landscape aligns with corresponding tendencies in landscape painting, as well as with movements in gardening and landscape architecture favoring minimal intervention. Furthermore, it connects with the growing interest of developed societies in integrating natural elements within large cities, leading to the creation of urban parks and “green” urban networks.
Graphic Editors: Chelidoni, Aikaterini
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/2628
Bibliographic Reference: Moraitis, K. (2015). The Romantic Attribution of Intrinsic Value to Nature and the Reconsideration of Cultural Conceptions [Chapter]. In Moraitis, K. 2015. The art of the landscape [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/2628
Language: Greek
Is Part of: The art of the landscape
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions