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 thirty-fourth volume contains essays and lectures including 'The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century'.
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Introduction; 1. The storm-cloud of the nineteenth century; 2. On the old road; 3. Arrows of the chace; 4. Ruskiniana.
The thirty-fourth volume of the magisterial Library Edition (1903–1912) of the works of John Ruskin.
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ISBN
9781108008822
Published
2010-02-18
Publisher
Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press
Weight
1080 gr
Height
228 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
42 mm
Age
UP, 05
Language
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Engelsk
Format
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Heftet
Number of pages
824
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