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John Ruskin was one of the greatest Victorian critics of art and society, but he was also preoccupied with politics, economics and education. This pocket-sized biography explores his influence on his own age and ours, examining his work, his relationahips and his creative life.
Cover -- John Ruskin -- Imprint Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Start in Life -- 2. Turner and the Picturesque -- 3. The Pre-Raphaelites -- 4. The Seven Lamps of Architecture -- 5. Lapping Waves, Living Stones -- 6. Reform -- 7. Influence -- References -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements --
v. : 25 cm
<div>John Ruskin (1819ย1900) was the most prominent art and architecture critic of his time. Yet his reputation has been overshadowed by his personal life, especially his failed marriage to Effie Gray, which has cast him in the history books as little more than a Victorian prude. In this book, Andre
