The Works of John Ruskin: Volume 16, 'a Joy for Ever' and the Two Paths Contributor(s): Ruskin, John (Author), Cook, Edward Tyas (Editor), Wedderburn, Alexander Dundas Oligvy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511696191 ISBN-13: 9780511696190 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
Dewey: 801.95 |
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 sixteenth volume contains essays and lectures on aesthetics. |