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The Works of John Ruskin Volume 16: A Joy Forever and The Two Paths (Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin)

The Works of John Ruskin Volume 16: A Joy Forever and The Two Paths (Cambridge Library Collection - Works of John Ruskin)

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John Ruskin
Cambridge University Press, 10/5/2010
EAN 9781108008648, ISBN10: 110800864X

Paperback, 616 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

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 sixteenth volume contains essays and lectures on aesthetics.

Introduction
1. 'A joy for ever'
2. Inaugural address at the Cambridge School of Art
3. The Oxford Museum
4. The two paths
Appendices.