American Arcadia
Subtitle: California and the classical tradition
By: Peter J. Holliday
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780190256517
Subjects: Classical influences; Civilization
Description: "American Arcadia explores the innumerable ways Californians shaped their visual and social culture using models and ideals from the classical tradition"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-428) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Out of the wilderness, Arcadia; title: 2. Promoting "our Italy"; title: 3. "Calitopia:" new models for cities; title: 4. Private citizens, public works; title: 5. Utopian communities; title: 6. Spectacles en plein air; title: 7. Houses and gardens before World War II; title: 8. The Southland House as a set; title: 9. A "villa in a garden" for the masses; title: 10. Palaces and patrons in the 20th century; title: 11. Aphrodite, Atlas, and the California body; title: 12. Metaphors misconstrued.