John Ruskin : an idiosyncratic dictionary encompassing his passions, his delusions & his prophecies / compiled by Michael Glover.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glover, Michael, 1949- compiler.

Clyde de Loache Ryals Endowed Acquisition Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.

Criticism and interpretation.

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900--Criticism and interpretation.

Ruskin, John.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

160 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Lund Humphries, 2019.

Summary:

From Aesthete to Ziffern, Baby-Language to Verbosity, Badgers to Railway Stations: this gloriously serendipitous dictionary presents the life, times and strong opinions of John Ruskin (1819-1900) - art critic, patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, social thinker and philanthropist.0Michael Glover's delightful A-Z distills the essence of Ruskin, revealing a lighter side to the man known for his 39 volumes of ponderous prose. When off his guard, Ruskin could write pithily and amusingly, but he was also a fascinating amalgam of self-contradictions. Combining judiciously selected extracts from Ruskin's writings with the author's wittily insightful interpretations, this book is essential reading for all those curious to know what Ruskin did with a cyanometer, why he hated iron railings and the Renaissance, and how Proust's admiration of the man was tinged with distrust.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clyde de Loache Ryals Endowed Acquisition Fund.

ISBN:

9781848223745

1848223749

OCLC:

1099532139

Publisher Number:

99983842775