The Lamp of Memory - All Books are Divisible Into Two Classes - the Books of Hours and the Books of Timeb

John Ruskin

ISBN 10: 0141036672 / ISBN 13: 9780141036670

Published by Penguin Great Ideas 42, London, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lamp of Memory - All Books are Divisible Into Two Classes - the Books of Hours and the Books of Timeb
• Publisher: Penguin Great Ideas 42, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141036672
• ISBN 13: 9780141036670
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: David Pearson
• Condition: Fine - New Book
• Book Type: Non Fiction
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction

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Synopsis

John Ruskin overturned Victorian society’s ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential – not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

About the Author

John Ruskin was born in London in 1819. He became a towering literary figure in the nineteenth century, known for his writings on both art and on political economy. He became the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University in 1869. John Ruskin died in 1900.