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THE WORKS OF JOHN RUSKIN: VOLUME 19, THE CESTUS OF AGLAIA AND THE QUEEN OF THE AIR, WITH OTHER PAPERS AND LECTURES
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| By: |
John Ruskin, Edward Tyas Cook (Editor), Alexander Wedderburn (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0511696221 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780511696220 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 November, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin |
| Description: |
The nineteenth volume of the magisterial Library Edition (1903-1912) of the works of John Ruskin. |
| 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 nineteenth volume contains essays on art and architecture, including 'The Queen of the Air'. |
| Illustrations: |
26 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |