John Ruskin

The Works of John Ruskin

Herausgeber: Cook, Edward Tyas; Wedderburn, Alexander Dundas Oligvy

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 772
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1097g
• ISBN-13: 9781108008617
• ISBN-10: 1108008615
• Artikelnr.: 29372344

Autorenporträt

John Ruskin was an English writer, philosopher, art critic, and polymath during the Victorian era. He lived from 8 February 1819 to 20 January 1900. He published on a wide range of topics, including political economy, myth, ornithology, literature, education, and geology. Ruskin was very interested in Viollet le Duc's work, especially his Dictionary, which he regarded to be "the only book of any value on architecture." He taught it to all of his students, including William Morris. Ruskin used a variety of literary genres and writing styles. In addition to articles and treatises, he also published poems, lectures, travel instructions, correspondence, and even a fairy tale. Additionally, he created in-depth drawings and paintings of decorations, landscapes, birds, plants, and rocks. His early writings on art were written in an ornate style that eventually gave way to simpler language that served to better convey his ideas. He highlighted the links between nature, art, and society in all of his writing.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. The harbours of England: 1. Bibliographical note
2. Preface
3. Introductory essay
4. Text and plates
Part II. Turner's works at the National Gallery
1. Letters to The Times on the Turner Bequest
2. Notes on the Turner Gallery at Marlborough House
3. Catalogue of the Turner sketches in the National Gallery
4. Catalogue of the sketches and drawings by Turner exhibited in Marlborough House
5. Mr Ruskin's report on the Turner drawings in the National Gallery
6. Letters to the press on the exhibition of the Turner drawings in possession of the nation
7. Catalogue of the drawings and sketches by Turner at present exhibited in the National Gallery
Part III. Notes by Mr Ruskin: 1. On his own drawings by Turner
2. On his own handiwork illustrative of Turner
Appendix.