| The Works of John Ruskin Contributor(s): Ruskin, John (Author), Cook, Edward Tyas (Editor), Wedderburn, Alexander Dundas Oligvy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108008623 ISBN-13: 9781108008624 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - History - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 801.95 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6" W x 9" (1.77 lbs) 608 pages |
| 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 fourteenth volume contains Ruskin's 'Academy Notes' and other writings on painting and painters. |