Cultural History of Gardens in the Age of Enlightenment

Stephen Bending is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Southampton. He is the author of Women, Gardens and Eighteenth-Century Culture, and co-editor of Writing Rural England 1500-1800.

An exciting and unusual approach to a perhaps undervalued aspect of history . . . [that] usefully fills a niche area of research and study. [A Cultural History of Gardens] provides an important and fascinating insight through thought-provoking essays and will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the garden . . . [and] the development of human society in general.

• A Cultural History of Gardens in the Age of Enlightenment, Edited by Stephen BendingIntroductionDesign, Timothy Mowl, University of Bristol, UKTypes of Gardens, Michael Charlesworth, University of Texas at Austin, USAPlantings, Michael Symes, independent scholarUse and Reception, David Lambert, independent scholarMeaning, Patrick Eyres, independent scholarVerbal Representations, Rachel Crawford, University of San Francisco, USAVisual Representations, Annie Richardson, University of Lincoln, UKGardens and the Larger Landscape, Sarah Spooner, University of East Anglia, UK, and Tom Williamson, University of East Anglia, UK