Theme park landscapes : antecedents and variations / edited by Terence Young and Robert Riley.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Young, Terence (Terence G.)

Riley, Robert B.

Dumbarton Oaks.

Conference Name:

Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture (20th)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parks--Congresses.

Parks.

Gardens--Congresses.

Gardens.

Landscape architecture--Congresses.

Landscape architecture.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, [2002]

Contents:

Grounding the Myth

Theme Park Landscapes in an Era of Commerce and Nationalism / Terence Young 1

The Past as a Theme Park / David Lowenthal 11

Toward Distinguishing among Theme Park Publics: William Chambers's Landscape Theory vs. His Kew Practice / Richard Quaintance 25

Rhetoric, Authenticity, and Reception: The Eighteenth-Century Landscape Garden, the Modern Theme Park, and Their Audiences / Edward Harwood 49

Pleasure Gardens, Theme Parks, and the Picturesque / Heath Schenker 69

The Fiddler's Indecorous Nostalgia / Michel Conan 91

The Museum and the Joy Ride: Williamsburg Landscapes and the Specter of Theme Parks / Edward A. Chappell 119

Virtue and Irony in a U.S. National Park / Terence Young 157

The Old/New Theme Park: The American Agricultural Fair / Carla I. Corbin 183

Theme Park, Themed Living: The Case of Huis Ten Bosch [Japan] / Marc Treib 213

Landscapes of Theme Park Rides: Media, Modes, Messages / Brenda J. Brown 235

Chinese Theme Parks and National Identity / Nick Stanley 269.

Notes:

"Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture XX"--P. [i].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0884022854

OCLC:

49326889