"A joy forever" and the two paths

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"A joy forever" and the two paths

John Ruskin ; edited by Edward Tyas Cook and Alexander Wedderburn

(Cambridge library collection, . Literary studies . The works of John Ruskin / edited by E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn ; v. 16)

Cambridge University Press, 2009

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The works of John Ruskin

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Reprint. Originally published: London : George Allen, 1905

"This digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso

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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.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. 'A joy for ever'
  • 2. Inaugural address at the Cambridge School of Art
  • 3. The Oxford Museum
  • 4. The two paths
  • Appendices.

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  • NCID
    BB0367883X
  • ISBN
    • 9781108008648
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    lxxv, 487 p., 18 p. of plates : ill., port.
  • Size
    23 cm
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