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UNDERSTANDING THE GOTHIC #10: OF NATURAL LANDSCAPES, SHAM RUINS, AND DEAD TREES

CLASS: BONE DEEP GOTHIC Curious what this is all about? Find out here! Morris Brownell’s writing suggests that it is difficult to overestimate Alexander Pope’s influence in the enunciation of the picturesque and the development of landscape-style gardening and architecture. However, it also cannot be denied that Pope’s efforts were inspired and modified by a …