John Ruskin and nineteenth-century education / edited by Valerie Purton.

Other author Purton, Valerie.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2018.
Descriptionpages cm.
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SeriesAnthem nineteenth-century series
Contents An enormous difference between knowledge and education : what Ruskin can teach us / Sara Atwood -- Souls of good quality : Ruskin, Tolstoy and education / Stuart Eagles -- To teach them how to dress : Ruskin, clothing and lessons in society / Rachel Dickinson -- Mad governess or wise counsellor? Sesame and lilies revisited / Jan Marsh -- A very precious book : Ruskin's exegesis of the Psalms in Rock honeycomb and Fors clavigera / Emma Sdegno -- Our household catalogue of reference : Ruskin's lesson photographs of 1875-76 / Stephen Wildman -- Ruskin, music and the health of the nation / Paul Jackson -- Ruskin and the fantastic / Edward James -- Ruskin's many-sided soulfulness / Keith Hanley -- Catastrophe will come : Ruskin, nation and apocalypse / Andrew Tate.
Abstract "John Ruskin influenced Gandhi, Tolstoy, William Morris, the founders of the Labour Party; he is the great educator, the force behind key debates in education today. These essays examine his influence - on educating girls, on libraries, creativity, grammar schools, social mobility, the environment, on the future of the planet"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2018027333
ISBN9781783088058 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1783088052 (hardback : alk. paper)

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