Beschreibung:
"This book examines historicized buildings known as "follies," including temples, summerhouses, towers, and ruins, from the nation's founding through the American centennial celebration in 1876"--
Introduction1. The English Landscape Garden in America2. Temples: Neoclassicism and the Nation3. Summerhouses: Nature Meets Culture4. Towers: The Belvedere and the Panoptic Sublime5. Ruins: The Nineteenth-Century Delight in DecayConclusion