The bible of Amiens ; Valle crucis ; The art of England ; The pleasures of England
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The bible of Amiens ; Valle crucis ; The art of England ; The pleasures of England
（Cambridge library collection, . Literary studies . The works of John Ruskin / edited by E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn ; v. 33）
Cambridge University Press, 2009
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The works of John Ruskin
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Reprint. Originally published: London : George Allen, 1908
"This digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
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 thirty-third volume contains essays and lectures on art and architecture, including 'The Bible of Amiens'.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. 'Our fathers have told us'
- 2. The Bible of Amiens
- 3. Chapters for later parts of 'Our fathers'
- 4. Valle crucis
- 5. The art of England
- 6. The pleasures of England
- 7. Final lectures at Oxford.
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