The Works of John Ruskin
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2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00874-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00874-7 (ISBN)
This twenty-sixth volume of the magisterial Library Edition (1903–1912) of the works of John Ruskin contains his writings on geology, including Deucalion.
The influence of John Ruskin (1819–1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories, which he believed was dull and soul-destroying. The thirty-nine volumes of the Library Edition of his works, published between 1903 and 1912, are themselves a remarkable achievement, in which his books and essays - almost all highly illustrated - are given a biographical and critical context in extended introductory essays and in the 'Minor Ruskiniana' - extracts from letters, articles and reminiscences both by and about Ruskin. This twenty-sixth volume contains Ruskin's writings on geology, including Deucalion.
The influence of John Ruskin (1819–1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories, which he believed was dull and soul-destroying. The thirty-nine volumes of the Library Edition of his works, published between 1903 and 1912, are themselves a remarkable achievement, in which his books and essays - almost all highly illustrated - are given a biographical and critical context in extended introductory essays and in the 'Minor Ruskiniana' - extracts from letters, articles and reminiscences both by and about Ruskin. This twenty-sixth volume contains Ruskin's writings on geology, including Deucalion.
Introduction; 1. On the forms of the stratified Alps of Savoy; 2. Notes on the shape and structure of some parts of the Alps; 3. On banded and brecciated concretions; 4. Deucalion; 5. On the distinctions of form in silica; 6. Catalogues of minerals; Appendix; Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.2.2010 |
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Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin ; Volume 26 |
Zusatzinfo | 4 Line drawings, color; 19 Line drawings, black and white |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 970 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-108-00874-7 / 1108008747 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-00874-7 / 9781108008747 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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