Main entry:

Allen, B. Sprague (Beverly Sprague), 1881-1935.

Title & Author:

Tides in English taste (1619-1800) : a background for the study of literature / by B. Sprague Allen.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1937.

Description:

2 vols. : 80 plates (including plans) ; 25 cm

Notes:
"This book has grown out of my gradual realization of the extent to which the history of art constitutes a most vivid, enlightening commentary on the history of literature."--Preface.
Includes bibliographical notes and index.
Vol.1. The new vision of order -- The building mania of the eighteenth century -- The reflection of architectural ideas in letters -- Satiric criticism of classical architecture -- The revolution in garden design -- The prospect, the flower garden, and the stage garden in the seventeenth century -- The formal garden in the age of discipline -- Town planning in the age of discipline -- Europe's discovery of the Far East -- The invasion of England by Oriental art -- The rivalry between Indain chintz and English textiles -- Classical criticism of Oriental art -- v. 2. The influence of the Far East upon literature -- The challenge of the middle ages -- Classical criticism of "gothic taste" -- The challenge of the rococo -- The second revolution in garden design -- The artifice of the natural garden -- The sentimental vagaries of the Furor Hortensis -- Literary allusions to the garden -- The emergence of the tourist -- Hostile criticism of the natural garden -- The resurgence of the classic.

Subject:

Art and literature.
Aesthetics History.
English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism.
English literature 18th century History and criticism.
Art et littérature.
Esthétique Histoire.
Littérature anglaise 18e siècle Histoire et critique.
Aesthetics.
Civilization.
English literature.
English literature Early modern.
England Civilization 18th century.
England Civilization 17th century.
Angleterre Civilisation 18e siècle.
Angleterre Civilisation 17e siècle.
England.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Added entries:

English taste (1619-1800)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 90701
Call No.: 1102; ID:85-B1322
Status: Available