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The Works of John Ruskin
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Works of John Ruskin
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Ruskin
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Edited by Edward Tyas Cook
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Edited by Alexander Wedderburn
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin |
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| Series part Volume No. |
Volume 1
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:660 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 155 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108008495
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| Classifications | Dewey:828.809 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
98 Halftones, black and white; 1 Line drawings, color
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
18 February 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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. Volume 1 contains early essays, and two pieces of fiction: Leoni and The King of the Golden River.
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