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John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art historian, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. Ruskin was heavily engaged by the work of Viollet le Duc which he taught to all his pupils including William Morris, notably Viollet le Duc's Dictionary which he considered as "the only book of any value on architecture".Ruskin's writing styles and literary forms were equally varied. He wrote essays and treatises, poetry and lectures, travel guides and manuals, letters and even a fairy tale. He also made detailed sketches and paintings of rocks, plants, birds, landscapes, architectural structures and ornamentation. The elaborate style that characterised his earliest writing on art gave way in time to plainer language designed to communicate his ideas more effectively. In all of his writing, he emphasised the connections between nature, art and society. Ruskin was hugely influential in the latter half of the 19th century and up to the First World War. After a period of relative decline, his reputation has steadily improved since the 1960s with the publication of numerous academic studies of his work. Today, his ideas and concerns are widely recognised as having anticipated interest in environmentalism, sustainability and craft. Ruskin first came to widespread attention with the first volume of Modern Painters (1843), an extended essay in defence of the work of J. M. W. Turner in which he argued that the principal role of the artist is "truth to nature". From the 1850s, he championed the Pre-Raphaelites, who were influenced by his ideas. His work increasingly focused on social and political issues. Unto This Last (1860, 1862) marked the shift in emphasis. In 1869, Ruskin became the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford, where he established the Ruskin School of Drawing. In 1871, he began his monthly "letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain", published under the title Fors Clavigera (1871–1884). In the course of this complex and deeply personal work, he developed the principles underlying his ideal society. As a result, he founded the Guild of St George, an organisation that endures today. Early life (1819–1846) Genealogy Ruskin was the only child of first cousins. His father, John James Ruskin (1785–1864), was a sherry and wine importer, founding partner and de facto business manager of Ruskin, Telford and Domecq (see Allied Domecq). John James was born and brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a mother from Glenluce and a father originally from Hertfordshire. His wife, Margaret Cock (1781–1871), was the daughter of a publican in Croydon. She had joined the Ruskin household when she became companion to John James's mother, Catherine.John James had hoped to practise law, and was articled as a clerk in London. His father, John Thomas Ruskin, described as a grocer (but apparently an ambitious wholesale merchant), was an incompetent businessman. To save the family from bankruptcy, John James, whose prudence and success were in stark contrast to his father, took on all debts, settling the last of them in 1832. John James and Margaret were engaged in 1809, but opposition to the union from John Thomas, and the problem of his debts, delayed the couple's wedding. They finally married, without celebration, in 1818. John James died on 3 March 1864 and is buried in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, Shirley, Croydon. Childhood and education Ruskin was born on 8 February 1819 at 54 Hunter Street, Brunswick Square, London (demolished 1969), south of St Pancras railway station. His childhood was shaped by the contrasting influences of his father and mother, both of whom were fiercely ambitious for him. John James Ruskin helped to develop his son's Romanticism. They shared a passion for the works of Byron, Shakespeare and especially Walter Scott. They visited Scott's home, Abbotsford, in 1838, but Ruskin was disappointed by its appearance. Margaret Ruskin, an evangelical Christian, more cautious and restrained than her husband, taught young John to read the Bible from beginning to end, and then to start all over again, committing large portions to memory. Its language, imagery and parables had a profound and lasting effect on his writing. He later wrote: She read alternate verses with me, watching at first, every intonation of my voice, and correcting the false ones, till she made me understand the verse, if within my reach, rightly and energetically. Ruskin's childhood was spent from 1823 at 28 Herne Hill (demolished c. 1912), near the village of Camberwell in South London. He had few friends of his own age, but it was not the friendless and toyless experience he later said it was in his autobiography, Praeterita (1885–89). He was educated at home by his parents and private tutors, including Congregationalist preacher Edward Andrews, whose daughters, Mrs Eliza Orme and Emily Augusta Patmore were later credited with introducing Ruskin to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.From 1834 to 1835 he attended the school in Peckham run by the progressive evangelical Thomas Dale (1797–1870). Ruskin heard Dale lecture in 1836 at King's College, London, where Dale was the first Professor of English Literature. Ruskin went on to enrol and complete his studies at King's College, where he prepared for Oxford under Dale's tutelage. Travel Ruskin was greatly influenced by the extensive and privileged travels he enjoyed in his childhood. It helped to establish his taste and augmented his education. He sometimes accompanied his father on visits to business clients at their country houses, which exposed him to English landscapes, architecture and paintings. Family tours took them to the Lake District (his first long poem, Iteriad, was an account of his tour in 1830) and to relatives in Perth, Scotland. As early as 1825, the family visited France and Belgium. Their continental tours became increasingly ambitious in scope: in 1833 they visited Strasbourg, Schaffhausen, Milan, Genoa and Turin, places to which Ruskin frequently returned. He developed a lifelong love of the Alps, and in 1835 visited Venice for the first time, that 'Paradise of cities' that provided the subject and symbolism of much of his later work.These tours gave Ruskin the opportunity to observe and record his impressions of nature. He composed elegant, though mainly conventional poetry, some of which was published in Friendship's Offering. His early notebooks and sketchbooks are full of visually sophisticated and technically accomplished drawings of maps, landscapes and buildings, remarkable for a boy of his age. He was profoundly affected by Samuel Rogers's poem Italy (1830), a copy of which was given to him as a 13th birthday present; in particular, he deeply admired the accompanying illustrations by J. M. W. Turner. Mu.... Discover the John Ruskin popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Ruskin books.
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The Work of John Ruskin
Sir Charles WaldsteinThis 1893 volume examines Ruskin's influence on social, political and economic issues; art and architecture; and natural science.
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The Fight and Other Writings
William HazlittHazlitt is one of the greatest masters of English prose style and this new selection demonstrates the variety and richness of his writing. The volume includes classic pieces of dra...
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John Ruskin
Andrew BallantyneJohn Ruskin (1819–1900) was the most prominent art and architecture critic of his time. Yet his reputation has been overshadowed by his personal life, especially his failed marriag...
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Oeuvres de John Ruskin
John Ruskin2 Oeuvres de John Ruskin Ecrivain anglais (18191900) Traductions de Marcel Proust (18711922) Ce livre numérique présente une collection de 2 Oeuvres de John Ruskin éditées en texte...
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The Works of John Ruskin. Vol. IV.
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Life of John Ruskin
John RuskinAccording to Wikipedia: "John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) is best known for his work as an art critic, stage writer, and social critic, but is remembered as an autho...
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John Ruskin
Frederic Harrison« Le livre dont nous publions la traduction n’a pas la prétention de révéler au public français un nouveau Ruskin, après les pages si éloquentes et si vraiment inspirées de M. Robe...
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The Life of John Ruskin
William Gershom CollingwoodIt is a biographical book. In 1911, the New York Times alerted its readers to the forthcoming 'authoritative' biography of Ruskin with the words 'out of a life's devotion to Ruskin...
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Selections From the Works of John Ruskin
John RuskinWith centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are w...
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Homes and Haunts of John Ruskin
Emily Mary Bibbens WarrenThis 1912 volume offers a beautifully illustrated look at John Ruskin's residences and favorite travel destinations.
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John Ruskin
Frederic HarrisonOn raconte que, lors de la publication du premier volume des Modern Painters, Sydney Smith, l’oracle reconnu de la Revue d’Edimbourg et de la société cultivée déclara que « c’était...
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The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse
David Norbrook & H. WoudhuysenThe era between the accession of Henry VIII and the crisis of the English republic in 1659 formed one of the most fertile epochs in world literature. This anthology offers a broad ...
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Delphi Complete Works of John Ruskin
John RuskinThe leading art critic of the Victorian era, John Ruskin created a large body of work, writing influential essays and treatises on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, orni...
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Selections From the Works of John Ruskin
John RuskinSelections From the Works of John Ruskin John Ruskin, English art critic of the Victorian era (18191900) This ebook presents «Selections From the Works of John Ruskin», from John R...
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The Life of John Ruskin
William Gershom CollingwoodThe Life of John Ruskin William Gershom Collingwood, english author, artist, antiquary and Professor of Fine Arts (18541932) This ebook presents «The Life of John Ruskin», from Wil...
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The Thoughts of John Ruskin
John RuskinThis 1908 volume offers a selection of Ruskin quotes organized by theme.
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Selections From the Works of John Ruskin
John RuskinIn making the following selections, the author have tried to avoid the appearance of such a volume as used to be entitled Elegant Extracts.
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Palladio
James Ackerman & Phyllis MassarPalladio (150880) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age the Humanist era of Michelang...
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A Confession
Leo Tolstoy & Jane KentishDescribing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. It describes his search for '...
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John Ruskin
Frederic HarrisonThis book is a biography on the life of John Ruskin. This book was created from a scan of the original artifact, and as such the text of the book is not selectable or searchable.
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Falling Rocket
Paul Thomas MurphyA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice The untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over Whistler’s controversial, groundbrea...
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The Quotable Book Lover
Ben Jacobs, Helena Hjalmarsson & Nicholas A. Basbanes"Some books are unreservedly forgotten; none are unreservedly remembered."W. H. Auden"A room without books is like a body without a soul."Cicero"The proper study of mankind is book...
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A Bibliographical Contribution to the Study of John Ruskin
Mary Ethel JamesonThis 1901 volume offers an extensive bibliography of Ruskin's writings, including British editions and foreign editions, with a bibliography of books by others concerning Ruski...
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Works of John Ruskin
John Ruskin42 works of John Ruskin English art critic of the Victorian era (18191900) This ebook presents a collection of 42 works of John Ruskin. A dynamic table of contents allows you to ju...
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John Ruskin
Frederic HarrisonThis volume offers an overview of Ruskin's life and works by the British jurist and historian.
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Turner
Franny MoyleThe life of one of Western art's most admired and misunderstood painters J.M.W. Turner is one of the most important figures in Western art, and his visionary work paved the w...
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Ariadne Florentina, Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving
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It Ended Badly
Jennifer WrightA history of heartbreakreplete with beheadings, uprisings, creepy sex dolls, and celebrity gossipand its disastrously bad consequences throughout timeSpanning eras and cultures f...
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John Ruskin e o ensino do desenho no Brasil
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John Ruskin
Alice Christiana Thompson MeynellThis 1900 volume offers examinations of Ruskin's most significant works.
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On Architecture
Vitruvius & Richard SchofieldIn De architectura (c.40 BC), Vitruvius discusses in ten encyclopedic chapters aspects of Roman architecture, engineering and city planning. Vitruvius also included a section on hu...
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Ornament and Crime
Adolf LoosRevolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism from one of the great masters of modern architectureAdolf Loos, the great Viennese pioneer of modern architecture, was ...
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Effie
Suzanne Fagence CooperEffie Gray, a beautiful and intelligent young socialite, rattled the foundations of England's Victorian age. Married at nineteen to John Ruskin, the leading art critic of the time,...
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The Works of John Ruskin. Volume VI.
John RuskinThe POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging ...