Author: Christina Mazzoni
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487515774
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Through a close reading of key texts, including poetic and spiritual writings, fairy tales, and a botanical treatise, Golden Fruit examines the role of oranges in Italian culture from their introduction during the medieval period through to the present day. Featuring a beautiful full-colour spread, Cristina Mazzoni’s book brings together artistic depictions, literary analysis, historical context, and popular culture to investigate the changing representations of the orange over time and across the Italian peninsula. Oranges were introduced to Italy in the 1200s, many centuries after beloved Mediterranean fruits such as grapes, figs, and pomegranates—all well-known since Antiquity. Not burdened with age-old meanings and symbolism, then, oranges in early modern times provided a malleable image for artists, writers, and scientists alike. Thus, in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, oranges appear in visual and verbal representations as an effective aid in physical and spiritual health, as symbols of romantic and of divine love, and as signs of geographic allegiance to one’s citrus-rich land. Baroque poets, botanists, and painters regularly compared oranges to women for their shared hybrid nature, whereas later folklore presented this dual character of oranges from an economic standpoint, as both precious and dangerous. The violence intrinsic to oranges in these Sicilian texts from the eighteen and nineteen hundreds returns in the controversial representations of the orange harvest in early twenty-first century Italy.
Golden Fruit
Author: Christina Mazzoni
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487515774
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Through a close reading of key texts, including poetic and spiritual writings, fairy tales, and a botanical treatise, Golden Fruit examines the role of oranges in Italian culture from their introduction during the medieval period through to the present day. Featuring a beautiful full-colour spread, Cristina Mazzoni’s book brings together artistic depictions, literary analysis, historical context, and popular culture to investigate the changing representations of the orange over time and across the Italian peninsula. Oranges were introduced to Italy in the 1200s, many centuries after beloved Mediterranean fruits such as grapes, figs, and pomegranates—all well-known since Antiquity. Not burdened with age-old meanings and symbolism, then, oranges in early modern times provided a malleable image for artists, writers, and scientists alike. Thus, in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, oranges appear in visual and verbal representations as an effective aid in physical and spiritual health, as symbols of romantic and of divine love, and as signs of geographic allegiance to one’s citrus-rich land. Baroque poets, botanists, and painters regularly compared oranges to women for their shared hybrid nature, whereas later folklore presented this dual character of oranges from an economic standpoint, as both precious and dangerous. The violence intrinsic to oranges in these Sicilian texts from the eighteen and nineteen hundreds returns in the controversial representations of the orange harvest in early twenty-first century Italy.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487515774
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Through a close reading of key texts, including poetic and spiritual writings, fairy tales, and a botanical treatise, Golden Fruit examines the role of oranges in Italian culture from their introduction during the medieval period through to the present day. Featuring a beautiful full-colour spread, Cristina Mazzoni’s book brings together artistic depictions, literary analysis, historical context, and popular culture to investigate the changing representations of the orange over time and across the Italian peninsula. Oranges were introduced to Italy in the 1200s, many centuries after beloved Mediterranean fruits such as grapes, figs, and pomegranates—all well-known since Antiquity. Not burdened with age-old meanings and symbolism, then, oranges in early modern times provided a malleable image for artists, writers, and scientists alike. Thus, in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, oranges appear in visual and verbal representations as an effective aid in physical and spiritual health, as symbols of romantic and of divine love, and as signs of geographic allegiance to one’s citrus-rich land. Baroque poets, botanists, and painters regularly compared oranges to women for their shared hybrid nature, whereas later folklore presented this dual character of oranges from an economic standpoint, as both precious and dangerous. The violence intrinsic to oranges in these Sicilian texts from the eighteen and nineteen hundreds returns in the controversial representations of the orange harvest in early twenty-first century Italy.
The Golden Fruit
Author: Mrs. Julia MacNair WRIGHT
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Silver blossoms to produce golden fruit for the young and good: or, Golden keys to good old proverbs. By the author of Spring flowers & summer blossoms (M.E.T.).
Golden Fruit in Silver Baskets, from H. B. S. ([being A] Selection of Passages from Her Writings.).
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Golden Fruit
Author: Julie Hale Maschhoff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758634412
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This nine-session Bible study helps the Christian woman put all of these roles, characteristics, and emotions into perspective. Each session focuses on one fruit of the Spirit and considers how the lives and stories of nine biblical women convey that characteristic.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758634412
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This nine-session Bible study helps the Christian woman put all of these roles, characteristics, and emotions into perspective. Each session focuses on one fruit of the Spirit and considers how the lives and stories of nine biblical women convey that characteristic.
Better Fruit, Better Vegetables
The Golden Harp
Author: Henry William Dulcken
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Great Mosque of Damascus
Author: Finbarr Flood
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004491619
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Focussing on the Great Mosque of Damascus, this volume discusses the scope and significance of the building campaign undertaken by the Umayyad caliph al-Walid b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86-96/705-15), and its implications for the development of early Islamic visual culture.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004491619
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Focussing on the Great Mosque of Damascus, this volume discusses the scope and significance of the building campaign undertaken by the Umayyad caliph al-Walid b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86-96/705-15), and its implications for the development of early Islamic visual culture.
The Golden West
Ultimate Wife of Prince
Author: Ye Yiluo
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647368561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 877
Book Description
The prince's engagements have ended in failure for 17 times. Until this time, he had a crush on the young master from a rich family. They got the cheap family gift and wolverine Ritual, as well as dispute for mang times. All of that seems like symbolizing their marriage is about to be a failure. However, their relationship is getting stronger along with dealing with these conflicts. ☆About the Author☆ Ye Yiluo is a famous online novelist. She has written plenty of novels. As a writer in the top 5 rankings, she gets a lot of fans. Her works have been well-received for their delicate description and interesting storylines.
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647368561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 877
Book Description
The prince's engagements have ended in failure for 17 times. Until this time, he had a crush on the young master from a rich family. They got the cheap family gift and wolverine Ritual, as well as dispute for mang times. All of that seems like symbolizing their marriage is about to be a failure. However, their relationship is getting stronger along with dealing with these conflicts. ☆About the Author☆ Ye Yiluo is a famous online novelist. She has written plenty of novels. As a writer in the top 5 rankings, she gets a lot of fans. Her works have been well-received for their delicate description and interesting storylines.