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The Works of John Ruskin

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The Works of John Ruskin

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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 seventeenth volume contains Ruskin's works on political economy: Unto This Last, Munera Pulveris and Time and Tide.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
712
Release Date:
2010-10-08
Publication Date:
2009-12-04
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1108008658
ISBN13:
9781108008655
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Weight:
1013 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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