Analysing the boundaries of the ancient Roman garden: (re)framing the hortus

Preview   Victoria Austen’s Analysing the Boundaries of the Ancient Roman Garden: (Re)Framing the Hortus uses an “intermedial analysis” approach to understanding garden spaces in Roman literature, sculpture, and painting. She focuses on how the boundaries of gardens, as socially constituted landscapes, are defined and negotiated in these media, asking questions such as: How do … Continue reading Analysing the boundaries of the ancient Roman garden: (re)framing the hortus