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The Works of John Ruskin

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Works of John Ruskin
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Ruskin
Edited by Edward Tyas Cook
Edited by Alexander Wedderburn
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin
Series part Volume No. Volume 25
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:696
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 155
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9781108008730
ClassificationsDewey:828.809
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 1 Halftones, color; 30 Halftones, black and white; 57 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 18 February 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

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. This twenty-fifth volume contains Ruskin's writings on birds (Love's Meinie) and flowers (Proserpina).