John Ruskin (1819–1900), one of the leading literary, aesthetic and intellectual figures of the middle and late Victorian period, and a significant influence on writers from Tolstoy to Proust, has established his claim as a major writer of English prose. This collection of essays brings together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines to analyse his ideas in the context of his life and work. Topics include Ruskin's Europe, architecture, technology, autobiography, art, gender, and his rich influence even in the contemporary world. This is the first multi-authored expert collection to assess the totality of Ruskin's achievement and to open up the deep coherence of a troubled but dazzling mind. A chronology and guide to further reading contribute to the usefulness of the volume for students and scholars.
| ISBN: | 9781107054899 |
| Publication date: | 26th October 2015 |
| Author: | Francis University of Leeds OGorman |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 316 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: general Literary theory History of ideas |