The Cambridge companion to John Ruskin /
"John Ruskin (1819-1900), one of the leading literary, aesthetic and intellectual figures of the middle and late Victorian period, and a significant influence on writers from Tolstoy to Proust, has established his claim as a major writer of English prose. This collection of essays brings togeth...
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge companions to literature
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"John Ruskin (1819-1900), one of the leading literary, aesthetic and intellectual figures of the middle and late Victorian period, and a significant influence on writers from Tolstoy to Proust, has established his claim as a major writer of English prose. This collection of essays brings together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines and contexts to analyse his ideas in the context of his life and work. Topics include Ruskin's Europe, architecture, technology, autobiography, art, gender and his rich influence even in the contemporary world. This is the first multi-authored expert collection to assess the totality of Ruskin's achievement and to open up the deep coherence of a troubled but dazzling mind. A chronology and guide to further reading contribute to the usefulness of the volume for students and scholars"-- |
Carrier Form: | xxiv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781107674240 1107674247 9781107054899 1107054893 |
Index Number: | PR5264 |
CLC: | I561.064 |
Call Number: | I561.064/C178-5 |
Contents: |
Introduction / Places: Edinburgh-London-Oxford-Coniston / The Alps / Italy / France and Belgium / Topics: Art / Architecture / Politics and economics / Nation and class / Religion / Sexuality and gender / Technology / Authorship: Ruskin and Carlyle / Lecturing and public voice / Diary journals, correspondence, autobiography and private voice / Creativity / Legacies: Political legacies / Cultural legacies / |