Chronology Entry
Year
1774
Text
Mason, William. An heroic postscript to the public, occasioned by their favourable reception of a late Heroic Epistle to Sir William Chambers. (London : Printed for W. Wilson, 1774). = Satirical poems.
Er schreibt : "It was to deride the Corruption of true Taste, that the Heroic Epistle was written. To send us, when possessed of the Models established by Kent, Hamilton and Brown, to the vagaries of the Chinese, was exactly that passion for Pantomine that has been a reproach to our Theatre. To recommend the introduction of bears, monkeys, elephants etc. into our gardens was identically what has been practiced on our Stage ; & whether his Majesty or the Mob would be delighted with such sights at Kew or Drurylane, the idea is barbarous, and never to be admitted into our beautiful real landscpaes."
Er schreibt : "It was to deride the Corruption of true Taste, that the Heroic Epistle was written. To send us, when possessed of the Models established by Kent, Hamilton and Brown, to the vagaries of the Chinese, was exactly that passion for Pantomine that has been a reproach to our Theatre. To recommend the introduction of bears, monkeys, elephants etc. into our gardens was identically what has been practiced on our Stage ; & whether his Majesty or the Mob would be delighted with such sights at Kew or Drurylane, the idea is barbarous, and never to be admitted into our beautiful real landscpaes."
Mentioned People (2)
Chambers, William (1)
(Göteborg 1723-1796 London) : Architekt, Gartenarchitekt, Autor
Mason, William
(Kingston-upon-Hull 1725-1797 Aston) : Dichter, Reverend
Subjects
Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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Literature : Occident : Great Britain
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1950 | Bald, R.C. Wir William Chambers and the Chinese garden. In : Journal of the history of ideas ; vol. 11, no 3 (1950). | Publication / Cham4 |
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