Abstrakt: | The author takes into consideration the problem of the garden, analysing this phenomenon in
many different ways: as a location, as a state of arrangement, as a symbol, as a metaphor, as a means
of artistic expression, as a figure of literary expression, and to some extent as an object of academic
exploration. The garden is not merely the literality of garden inventory, is also the manifestation of the
ineffable, which bothers, delights, and inspires.
Therefore, in the garden, above the surface of literality, there is an abyssal layer where the garden
becomes a phenomenon for us, so we approach it in a diversified way, and we confine its multiplicity
in various concepts. The subject of the garden, investigated from a broad perspective — as in the
context of the history of art or technical or botanical developments, is extremely extensive. Despite
the fact that in every culture, in every epoch these concepts have been developed in a different way
and for a different purpose, they have always been and to this day are an important space of a human
world and a cultural and religious symbol of all civilization. Since they have played an exceptional
role in human life since the very beginning, it is not surprising that from the start they have been
the source of inspiration for artists and religious experiences of mystics. Therefore, the author of
the present article takes a look at various aspects connected with the problem of the garden, i.a.
cultural determinants, the symbols, spirituality, and the aesthetics of landscaping on the example of
selected epochs. The author also emphasizes the presence of the problem in literature and personal
impressions. The key problem here is the relation between man, nature, and culture, and their mutual
influences. |