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The Picturesque arraigned
Whether capitalised as an aesthetic category or movement, or used as a throwaway adjective,1 the Picturesque has become the whipping-boy of landscape theory. In everyday speech, though much diluted, it remains a term of approbation, but in critical and academic writing it is most often used in a pejorative sense.2 What is it about the Picturesque that theorists have found so objectionable, and why does it retain popular appeal despite the abuse heaped upon it? To what extent are its critics justified? Are there aspects of Picturesque theory that des erve to be re-examined, rescued or redeemed? In this article I put mys elf in the role of defence lawyer, summoned to the cells to see what kind of arguments can be assembled to defend a theory that many would seem happy to lock away forever. I will consider four principal allegations: that the Picturesque is dysfunctional, it is tyrannical, it is socially unjust and it is anti-ecological.
The Picturesque arraigned
Whether capitalised as an aesthetic category or movement, or used as a throwaway adjective,1 the Picturesque has become the whipping-boy of landscape theory. In everyday speech, though much diluted, it remains a term of approbation, but in critical and academic writing it is most often used in a pejorative sense.2 What is it about the Picturesque that theorists have found so objectionable, and why does it retain popular appeal despite the abuse heaped upon it? To what extent are its critics justified? Are there aspects of Picturesque theory that des erve to be re-examined, rescued or redeemed? In this article I put mys elf in the role of defence lawyer, summoned to the cells to see what kind of arguments can be assembled to defend a theory that many would seem happy to lock away forever. I will consider four principal allegations: that the Picturesque is dysfunctional, it is tyrannical, it is socially unjust and it is anti-ecological.
The Picturisque as pejorative
Thompson, Ian (author)
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes ; 26 ; 237-248
2006-07-01
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
Unknown
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