Barbarian in the Garden (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Zbigniew Herbert
- First Published: 1962
- Type of Work: History/art history/travel writing
- Genres: Nonfiction, Travel writing, History, Arts
- Subjects: Culture, Suffering, Art or artists, Manners or customs, Poetry or poets, Social life, City life
Form and Content
Zbigniew Herbert, one of the finest poets of the twentieth century, was born in Poland and writes in Polish; yet he has also taught in and written about Western Europe and America. In Barbarian in the Garden, he comments on the meaning and significance of a wide range of European cultural artifacts and history. Though it is not a work of poetry, the perception that Herbert brings to the places and works of art he contemplates is truly poetic. That perception is very personal, and he often challenges academic views as sterile, removed from life. He may...
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