Civilisations. [Episode 3], Paradise on Earth / produced & directed by Ashley Gething ; a BBC Open University partnership
- Additional Titles:
- Paradise on Earth and Picturing paradise
- Published:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Additional Creators:
- Schama, Simon, Gething, Ashley, Schreiber, Liev, British Broadcasting Corporation, and Open University
Access Online
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. Simon begins in the 10th century, in Song dynasty China. The Song scrolls are never innocent of the values of that world: the landscapes depict immense mountains projecting imperial authority. But as that authority was threatened and overwhelmed, majestic mountains are represented in geological turmoil, writhing and heaving.
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- Duration:
- ["00:53:10"]
- Digital File Characteristics:
- video file
- Note:
- Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2019).
Adapted from a program by Simon Schama. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Narrated by Liev Schreiber.
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