The Worlds of John Ruskin
Pallas Athene Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84368-148-9 (ISBN)
Ruskin is one of the most influential and exhilarating writers in English. Art critic, architectural visionary, social reformer, climate warner and incomparable teacher; Ruskin's words not only transformed Victorian England but speak to us with increasing urgency today. This, the first general introduction to Ruskin for many years, places him in the social, economic and aesthetic world of Victorian Britain that he transformed - and shows how this transformation has much to teach us today. The extensive illustrations range from private notes and lecture diagrams to presentation drawings, including some of the most beautiful images of the 19th century and many never before published. Published in association with the Ruskin Foundation.
Kevin Jackson is a Visiting Professor at University College London; he has produced scores of television and radio programmes for the BBC, been the Assistant Arts Editor of The Independent, and has written over 30 books, including A Ruskin Alphabet and two comic books based on Ruskin's essays. Pallas Athene also published his collected essays Carnal and his last book Coles to Jerusalem: A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Rev. Richard Coles.
INTRODUCTION 9
AN AGE OF SUPERLATIVES 12
The darker side 15
1819-30: EDEN IN SOUTH LONDON 19
Infant years 19 — Move to Herne Hill 21 — Precocious writings 23
1830-40: STUDIES AND FIRST LOVE 27
The national background 27 — Ruskin at home and travelling 27 —
Oxford 31 — Work 33— Illness 35
RUSKIN AND ART ONE: TURNER AND NATURE 36
1840-50: THE AUTHOR OF MODERN PAINTERS 39
First travels alone 43 — Marriage 48 — Mr & Mrs Ruskin in Venice 53
RUSKIN AND ARCHITECTURE 58
1850-60: ARCHITECTURE AND ADULTERY 63
The Stones of Venice 63 — The Scottish Summer 67 — The Nature of Gothic 70 —
Enter Morris 71 — Ruskin’s Un-Conversion 77
RUSKIN AND SOCIETY 80
1860-70: THE PROPHET AND HIS SORROWS 83
Rose La Touche: One 83 — Unto This Last 84 — Rose Again 91
RUSKIN AND ART TWO: CRITICISM AS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 98
1870-80: THE PROFESSOR 101
Fors Clavigera 103 — Brantwood 106 — Enter Wilde 113 —
The Death of Rose 114 — Enter Whistler 118
RUSKIN AND THE NATURAL WORLD 120
1880-90: LONELY EMINENCE 125
The Bible of Amiens 125 — The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century 131 — Praeterita 133
1890-1900 AND BEYOND 137
Fin de siècle 137 — The long silence 137 — William Morris: final years 140 —
Pilgrims and disciples 141 — 1900 142 — Legacy: tributes 143; Leo Tolstoy 143;
Mahatma Gandhi 144; Marcel Proust 144 — Labour politics 145 —
The Great Decline 145 — John Howard Whitehouse 146 — Revivals 147
WHAT NOW? 150
Brantwood 150 — Ruskin Museum 150 — Ruskin Library 150 —
Ruskin Society 150 — The Guild of St George 151 —
Ruskin Today 151 — Websites 151
RECOMMENDED READING 152
SOURCES 153
ILLUSTRATIONS 153
INDEX 155
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.11.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 165 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 250 mm |
| Gewicht | 574 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84368-148-X / 184368148X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84368-148-9 / 9781843681489 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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