"The cestus of aglaia" and "The queen of the air", with other papers and lectures
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"The cestus of aglaia" and "The queen of the air", with other papers and lectures
（Cambridge library collection, . Literary studies . The works of John Ruskin / edited by E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn ; v. 19）
Cambridge University Press, 2010
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Reprint. Originally published: London : George Allen, 1905
"This digitally printed version 2010"--T.p. verso
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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 nineteenth volume contains essays on art and architecture, including 'The Queen of the Air'.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Sir Joshua and Holbein
- 2. The study of architecture in schools
- 3. The Cestus of Aglaia
- 4. The relation of national ethics to national arts
- 5. On the present state of modern art
- 6. Fairy stories
- 7. The flamboyant architecture of the valley of the Somme
- 8. The queen of the air
- 9. Verona, and its rivers
- Appendix.
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