The Works of John Ruskin (Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin)

Ruskin, John

ISBN 10: 1108008534 / ISBN 13: 9781108008532

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Works of John Ruskin (Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108008534
• ISBN 13: 9781108008532
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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 fifth volume contains Volume 3 of Modern Painters.

Book Description

This fifth volume of the magisterial Library Edition (1903-1912) of the works of John Ruskin contains Volume 3 of Modern Painters.