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The Works of John Ruskin

The Works of John Ruskin

Ruskin, John
Cook, Edward Tyas
Wedderburn, Alexander Dundas Oligvy

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Literary CriticismFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1108008674
ISBN13: 9781108008679
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 18 2010
Pages: 616
Weight: 1.79
Height: 1.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The influence of John Ruskin (1819-1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories, which he believed was dull and soul-destroying. The thirty-nine volumes of the Library Edition of his works, published between 1903 and 1912, are themselves a remarkable achievement, in which his books and essays - almost all highly illustrated - are given a biographical and critical context in extended introductory essays and in the 'Minor Ruskiniana' - extracts from letters, articles and reminiscences both by and about Ruskin. This nineteenth volume contains essays on art and architecture, including 'The Queen of the Air'.

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