John Ruskin / Andrew Ballantyne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ballantyne, Andrew, author.

Series:

Critical lives.

Critical Lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.

Ruskin, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Reaktion Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the most prominent art and architecture critic of his time. Yet his reputation has been overshadowed by his personal life, especially his failed marriage to Effie Gray, which has cast him in the history books as little more than a Victorian prude. In this book, Andrew Ballantyne rescues Ruskin from the dustbin of history's trifles to reveal a deeply attuned thinker, one whose copious writings had tremendous influence on all classes of society, from road menders to royalty. Ballantyne examines a crucial aspect of Ruskin's thinking: the notion that art

Contents:

Cover; John Ruskin; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. A Start in Life; 2. Turner and the Picturesque; 3. The Pre-Raphaelites; 4. The Seven Lamps of Architecture; 5. Lapping Waves, Living Stones; 6. Reform; 7. Influence; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 31, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78023-470-8

OCLC:

914328585