Portion of title |
Companion to John Ruskin |
Series |
Cambridge companions to literature
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Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction Francis O'Gorman; Part I. Places: 2. The Alps Emma Sdegno; 3. Italy Paul Tucker; 4. France and Belgium Cynthia Gamble; 5. Edinburgh-London-Oxford-Coniston Keith Hanley; Part II. Topics: 6. Art Lucy Hartley; 7. Architecture Geoffrey Tyack; 8. Politics and economics Nicholas Shrimpton; 9. Nation and class Judith Stoddart; 10. Religion Francis O'Gorman; 11. Sex and gender Sharon Aronofsky Weltman; 12. Technology Alan Davis; Part III. Authorship: 13. Ruskin and Carlyle David R. Sorensen; 14. Lecturing and public voice Dinah Birch; 15. Diary journals, correspondence, autobiography and private voice Martin Dubois; 16. Creativity Clive Wilmer; Part IV. Legacies: 17. Political legacies Stuart Eagles; 18. Cultural legacies Marcus Waithe; Guide to further reading. |
Abstract |
"John Ruskin (1819-1900), one of the leading literary, aesthetic and intellectual figures of the middle and late Victorian period, and a significant influence on writers from Tolstoy to Proust, has established his claim as a major writer of English prose. This collection of essays brings together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines and contexts to analyse his ideas in the context of his life and work. Topics include Ruskin's Europe, architecture, technology, autobiography, art, gender and his rich influence even in the contemporary world. This is the first multi-authored expert collection to assess the totality of Ruskin's achievement and to open up the deep coherence of a troubled but dazzling mind. A chronology and guide to further reading contribute to the usefulness of the volume for students and scholars"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2015021266 |
ISBN | 9781107054899 (hardback) |
ISBN | 9781107674240 (paperback) |