UID:
almafu_9960117615802883
Format:
1 online resource (660 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-69626-4
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Works of John Ruskin
Content:
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 twenty-fourth volume contains writings on Italian art, including 'St Mark's Rest' and 'St Mark's, Venice'.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-00872-0
Language:
English
