Thanks for watching, but do you think that in your Saint-Just excitement you may have missed some other themes in the garden? Andrew Graham-Dixon does mention 'revolution' (he should perhaps have been clearer and said French Revolution) but also touches on Ian Hamilton Finlay's other preoccupations. On the website for the Little Sparta Trust they say the following:
"The themes dealt with in the garden are those which underlie the structures of society. The French Revolution, pre-Socratic views of the nature of the world. The Second World War, the sea and its fishing fleets are among the sources of metaphor and image which are realised in the garden's art works"
Cheers for linking to us anyway, and victoriavandal is right - the video is only visible within the UK for the usual rights / licence fee reasons.
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EllenW The Culture Show website http://www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow/
Giant Saint-Just head on BBC 2
"The themes dealt with in the garden are those which underlie the structures of society. The French Revolution, pre-Socratic views of the nature of the world. The Second World War, the sea and its fishing fleets are among the sources of metaphor and image which are realised in the garden's art works"
Cheers for linking to us anyway, and victoriavandal is right - the video is only visible within the UK for the usual rights / licence fee reasons.
Best
EllenW
The Culture Show website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow/