The worlds of John Ruskin / Kevin Jackson.

Main entry:

Jackson, Kevin, 1955-2021.

Title & Author:

The worlds of John Ruskin / Kevin Jackson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Description:

159 pages : illustrations, chiefly color ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index.
Introduction -- An age of superlatives -- 1819-30: Eden in South London -- 1830-40: Studies and first love -- Ruskin and art one: Turner and nature -- 1840-50: The author of modern painters -- Ruskin and architecture -- 1850-60: Architecture and adultery -- Ruskin and society -- 1860-70: The prophet and his sorrows -- Ruskin and art two: Criticism as autobiography -- 1870-80: The professor -- Ruskin and the natural world -- 1880-90: Lonely eminence -- 1890-1900 and beyond -- What now?

Summary:

Ruskin is one of the most influential and exhilarating writers in English. Art critic, architectural visionary, social reformer, climate warner and incomparable teacher; Ruskin's words not only transformed Victorian England but speak to us with increasing urgency today. This, the first general introduction to Ruskin for many years, places him in the social, economic and aesthetic world of Victorian Britain that he transformed - and shows how this transformation has much to teach us today. The extensive illustrations range from private notes and lecture diagrams to presentation drawings, including some of the most beautiful images of the nineteenth century and many never before published.

ISBN:

9781843680444 (paperback)
1843680440 (paperback)

Subject:

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Authors, English 19th century Biography.
Social reformers Great Britain Biography.
Art critics Great Britain Biography.
Critics Great Britain Biography.
Écrivains anglais 19e siècle Biographies.
Réformateurs sociaux Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Critiques d'art Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Critiques Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Art critics
Authors, English
Critics
Social reformers
Great Britain

Form/genre:

Biographies

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272484
Call No.: BIB 205810
Status: Available

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