John Ruskin Biographies
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| Author(s) | Tim Hilton |
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| Publisher | Yale University Press |
These captivating and moving books (published in two volumes in 1988 and 2000 and combined in 2002) is the authoritative biography of John Ruskin, the most influential nineteenth-century critic of art and society. Drawing on the complete text of Ruskin’s diaries and many thousands of unpublished letters and other documents, Tim Hilton provides fresh insight into Ruskin’s literary achievement and tormented life. This edition also includes a new introduction by the author.
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John Ruskin: Volume 1. The Early Years
This is the authoritative biography of John Ruskin, the most influential nineteenth-century critic of art and society. It draws on the complete text of Ruskin’s diaries and many thousands of unpublished letters and other documents to provide fresh insight into the background and content of Ruskin’s numerous books.
John Ruskin: Volume 2. The Later Years
Following on from the first volume of his life of Ruskin, this second volume covers the years 1860 until his death in 1900. John Ruskin (1819-1900) is perhaps best known for his books on art criticism, The Seven Lamps of Architecture (1849) and The Stones of Venice (1853), but his contribution as an artist is significant as well. In fact, his landscapes and portraits, with their wildness and organic energy, echo many of his critical ideas. Ruskin disliked classicism’s symmetry and order, preferring the rougher qualities of Gothic art. Likewise, he…
John Ruskin: Volumes 1 and 2
This captivating and moving book (previously published in two volumes in 1988 and 2000) is the authoritative biography of John Ruskin, the most influential nineteenth-century critic of art and society. Drawing on the complete text of Ruskin’s diaries and many thousands of unpublished letters and other documents, Tim Hilton provides fresh insight into Ruskin’s literary achievement and tormented life. This edition also includes a new introduction by the author.
