{"product_id":"genius-loci-john-dixon-hunt-9781789146080","title":"Genius Loci: An Essay on the Meanings of Place","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom literature to landscape architecture, an expansive, contemplative exploration of the significance of place.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For ancient Romans, \u003ci\u003egenius loci\u003c\/i\u003e was literally \"the genius of the place,\" the presiding divinity who inhabited a site and gave it meaning. While we are less attuned to divinity today, we still sense that a place has significance. In this book, eminent garden historian John Dixon Hunt explores \u003ci\u003egenius loci\u003c\/i\u003e in many settings, including contemporary land art, the paintings of Paul and John Nash, travel writers such as Henry James, Paul Theroux, and Lawrence Durrell on Provence, Mexico, and Cyprus, and landscape architects who invent new meanings for a site. This book is a nuanced, thoughtful exploration of how places become more significant to us through the myriad ways we see, talk about, and remember them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Dixon Hunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789146089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789146080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.40w x 1.20d","brand":"John Dixon Hunt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073263137023,"sku":"9781789146080","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd899980-aeca-435d-8592-d8ba04968280.jpg?v=1685446791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/genius-loci-john-dixon-hunt-9781789146080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}