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Simon Schama's 'Landscape and Memory' Explores Nature Through History

publication · 2026-04-23

Simon Schama, author of 'The Embarrassment of Riches' on the Dutch Golden Age, has published 'Landscape and Memory', a richly illustrated treatise. The book traverses from the myth of Arcadia to Third Reich emblems, from the Romanticism of Kleist and Friedrich to Joseph Beuys's creation of '7000 Oaks'.

Key facts

  • Simon Schama is the author of 'Landscape and Memory'.
  • Schama previously wrote 'The Embarrassment of Riches' about the Dutch Golden Age.
  • The book is richly illustrated.
  • It covers topics from the myth of Arcadia to Third Reich emblems.
  • It discusses Romanticism of Kleist and Friedrich.
  • It includes Joseph Beuys's '7000 Oaks'.
  • The source is artpress.com from June 1, 1999.
  • The book is described as a treatise.

Entities

Artists

  • Simon Schama
  • Heinrich von Kleist
  • Caspar David Friedrich
  • Joseph Beuys

Institutions

  • artpress

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