{"product_id":"italian-villas-and-their-gardens-paperback","title":"Italian Villas and Their Gardens - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of Edith Wharton simply must read \u003ci\u003eItalian Villas and Their Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, which is considered the novelist's first published work. Century Magazine commissioned Wharton to write a series of articles on Italian villas and gardens. She then went on a four-month tour of Italy, which is described in loving detail in \u003ci\u003eItalian Villas and Their Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e. Wharton's articles are accompanied by 26 illustrations by painter Maxfield Parrish, whose dreamlike scenes transport the reader to scenic Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book gives a detailed history of Italian garden architecture and ornamentation by exploring over 75 villas. Wharton expertly describes the magic of these traditional gardens and explains the relationship between the local countryside, the villas and their formal gardens. Wharton was one of the first writers to take the study of formal gardens as seriously as other forms of art and architecture, and \u003ci\u003eItalian Villas and Their Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e influenced generations of landscape artists and writers. As any devoted reader of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e knows, Wharton's novels always contain intricate descriptions of houses, gardens and decor. She used descriptions of houses and their surroundings as expressions of her characters' inner struggles. Wharton had a passion for European culture and she displays quite a command of Italian garden architecture in \u003ci\u003eItalian Villas and Their Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe themes of Wharton's fiction typically include journeys or travels or displacement. Cultural tensions also figure prominently, whether they are between new conventions and old traditions, or between European mores and American ways. These same concerns are intimated in \u003ci\u003eItalian Villas and Their Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a travelogue containing beautiful descriptions of an Italian tradition. This wonderful book will thrill readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the Publisher \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52413037936947,"sku":"9781979462600","price":17.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QzMxSWJMbVlnKzVpdnRqbFMyZXhBQT09.webp?v=1758318625","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/italian-villas-and-their-gardens-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}