The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings

Rosenberg, John D.

ISBN 10: 0813917891 / ISBN 13: 9780813917894

Published by University of Virginia Press, 1998

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Synopsis:

Intended to make his ideas and writings accessible to the modern reader, this text presents Ruskin through five of his most famous works, presented in date order. It provides an authentic portrait of Ruskin by stressing the works that most richly display the temper of his mind: Modern Painters; The Stones of Venice; Unto this Last; Fors Clavigera; and Praeterita. The book was first published in 1963 and this edition is expanded with a new forward and an updated bibliography which takes into account Ruskinian scholarship up until the late 1990s.

About the Author:

John D. Rosenberg is the William Peterfield Trent Professor of English at Columbia University and the author of the award-winning Ruskin biography The Darkening Glass, among other books. Herbert F. Tucker is Professor of English at the University of Virginia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from ...
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket