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The Early Years (John Ruskin)

The Early Years (John Ruskin)

by Timothy Hilton (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

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Synopsis

This is the authoritative biography of John Ruskin, the most influential nineteenth-century critic of art and society. It draws on the complete text of Ruskin's diaries and many thousands of unpublished letters and other documents to provide flesh insight into the background and content of Ruskin's numerous books.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 312
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 04 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 0300082657
ISBN 13: 9780300082654

Media Reviews
The most readable and sympathetic [biography] that has yet appeared...This biography achieves perspective on its subject's character and achievement and on the well-known dramas of his domestic life. John Bayley, New York Review of Books A stupendous biography. Fiona MacCarthy, The Times The best life of the Victorian critic of art, architecture, and society we are likely to have for a long time. Washington Post Book World Outstanding-beautifully written...loving but level-headed. John Gross, The Observer (Books of the Year) A minor masterpiece of biographical writing. Roger Kimball, Architectural Record Every serious scholar will have to acquire this volume, but even those who know practically nothing about Ruskin will find it enormously enjoyable. Quentin Bell, American Historical Review
Author Bio
Tim Hilton, a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, has written the catalogues for a number of significant exhibitions and has taught both painting and art history in several British art schools.