The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings (Victorian Literature & Culture)

by John Ruskin (Author), John D. Rosenberg (Editor)

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1998
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Intended to make his ideas and writings accessible to the modern reader, this text presents Ruskin through five of his most famous works, presented in date order. It provides an authentic portrait of Ruskin by stressing the works that most richly display the temper of his mind: Modern Painters; The Stones of Venice; Unto this Last; Fors Clavigera; and Praeterita. The book was first published in 1963 and this edition is expanded with a new forward and an updated bibliography which takes into account Ruskinian scholarship up until the late 1990s.

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Intended to make his ideas and writings accessible to the modern reader, this text presents Ruskin through five of his most famous works, presented in date order. It provides an authentic portrait of Ruskin by stressing the works that most richly display the temper of his mind: Modern Painters; The Stones of Venice; Unto this Last; Fors Clavigera; and Praeterita. The book was first published in 1963 and this edition is expanded with a new forward and an updated bibliography which takes into account Ruskinian scholarship up until the late 1990s.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: UNIV PR OF VA ed.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 31 Mar 1998
ISBN 10: 0813917891
ISBN 13: 9780813917894

Media Reviews

Teaching anthologies belong to an ephemeral genre, yet among them The Genius of John Ruskin has become that rare thing, a classic.

We can hardly do better than Rosenberg's collection, with its balance of esthetic, social, and background material.

--New York Review of Books

An impressive--and even for jaded palettes--surprisingly readable set of selections. Rosenberg's incisive yet sympathetic introductions provide groundlines for orientation to the generous selections.

--Library Journal

A comprehensive selection for the modern reader from the great mass of Ruskin's works, conveying the remarkable range of his thought and powers of expression. Professor Rosenberg's introduction and comments are models of contemporary interpretation and understanding.

--Times Literary Supplement

Author Bio

John D. Rosenberg is the William Peterfield Trent Professor of English at Columbia University and the author of the award-winning Ruskin biography The Darkening Glass, among other books. Herbert F. Tucker is Professor of English at the University of Virginia.