| John Ruskin: An Idiosyncratic Dictionary Encompassing His Passions, His Delusions and His Prophecies Contributor(s): Glover, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848223749 ISBN-13: 9781848223745 Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Romanticism - Architecture | History - Romanticism - Reference | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Aesthete to Ziffern, Baby-Language to Verbosity, Badgers to Railway Stations: this gloriously serendipitous dictionary presents the life, times, and strong opinions of John Ruskin (1819-1900)--art critic, patron, draftsman, watercolor painter, social thinker, and philanthropist. Michael Glover's delightful A-Z distills the essence of Ruskin, revealing a lighter side to the man known for his thirty-nine volumes of ponderous prose. When off his guard, Ruskin could write pithily and amusingly, but he was also a fascinating amalgam of self-contradictions. Combining judiciously selected extracts from Ruskin's writings with the author's wittily insightful interpretations, this book is essential reading for all those curious to know what Ruskin did with a cyanometer, why he hated iron railings and the Renaissance, and how Proust's admiration of the man was tinged with distrust. |