INTRODUCTION
[Sidenote: Two conflicting tendencies in Ruskin.]
It is distinctive of the nineteenth century that in
its passion for criticising everything in heaven and
earth it by no means spare...
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The English critic and social theorist John Ruskin (1819-1900) more than any other man shaped the esthetic values and tastes of Victorian England. His writings combine enormous sensitivity and human c...
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John Ruskin was the most influential art critic to write in England between the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1792 and the publications of Clive Bell and others around 1914. It is not, in fact, too ...
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During his prolific career John Ruskin wrote many more works for adults than those especially for young people. He is, however, well known in the field of children's literature because of his literary...
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John Ruskin attained his reputation as an art historian and architectural critic with the publication of three works: Modern Painters (1843-1860), The Seven Lamps of Architecture (1849), and The Stone...
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Biography EssayJohn Ruskin was the most influential art critic to write in England between the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1792 and the publications of Clive Bell and others around 1914. It is not...
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Selections From the Works of John Ruskin
John Ruskin
John Ruskin