Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 879 g
Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 879 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
ISBN: 978-1-108-00867-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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'.
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Introduction; 1. Sir Joshua and Holbein; 2. The study of architecture in schools; 3. The Cestus of Aglaia; 4. The relation of national ethics to national arts; 5. On the present state of modern art; 6. Fairy stories; 7. The flamboyant architecture of the valley of the Somme; 8. The queen of the air; 9. Verona, and its rivers; Appendix.
