John Ruskin

John Ruskin / Andrew Ballantyne.

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the most prominent art and architecture critic of his time. Yet his reputation has been overshadowed by his personal life, especially his failed marriage to Effie Gray, which has cast him in the history books as little more than a Victorian prude. In this book, Andrew Bal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ballantyne, Andrew (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2015.
Series:Critical lives (London, England)
Subjects:
Ruskin, John, > 1819-1900.
Ruskin, John, > 1819-1900
1800-1899
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Social conditions
Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century.
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • John Ruskin
  • Imprint Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Start in Life
  • 2. Turner and the Picturesque
  • 3. The Pre-Raphaelites
  • 4. The Seven Lamps of Architecture
  • 5. Lapping Waves, Living Stones
  • 6. Reform
  • 7. Influence
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo Acknowledgements.

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