Unto this last : and other writings

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Unto this last : and other writings

by John Ruskin ; edited, with an introduction, commentary, and notes, by Clive Wilmer

(Penguin classics)

Penguin, 1997

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Note

"Reprinted with revised further reading 1997" -- T.p.verso

"Further reading" -- p. [43]-44

Bibliography: p. [317]-362

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, Unto this Last is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy, which dominated the Victorian period. Ruskin was a profoundly conservative man who looked back to the Middle Ages as a Utopia, yet his ideas had a considerable influence on the British socialist movement. And in making his powerful moral and aesthetic case against the dangers of unhindered industrialization he was strangely prophetic. This volume shows the astounding range and depth of Ruskin's work, and in an illuminating introduction the editor reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. In Ruskin's words, 'There is no Wealth but Life.'

Table of Contents

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Clive WilmerIntroduction Chronology Further Reading The King of the Golden River From The Stones of Venice, Volume II The Nature of Gothic From The Two Paths The Work of Iron, in Nature, Art, and Policy From Modern Painters, Volume V The Two Boyhoods Unto This Last Preface Essay I: The Roots of Honour Essay II: The Veins of Wealth Essay III: Qui Judicatis Terram Essay IV: Ad Valorem From The Crown of Wild Olive Traffic From Sesame and Lilies Of Kings' TreasuriesFrom Fors Clavigera Letter 7: Charitas Letter 10: The Baron's Gate Notes

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  • NCID
    BB05290226
  • ISBN
    • 9780140432114
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harmondsworth
  • Pages/Volumes
    362 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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