Ruskin is one of the most influential and exhilarating writers in English. Art critic, architectural visionary, social reformer, climate warner and incomparable teacher; Ruskin’s words not only transformed Victorian England but speak to us with increasing urgency today. This, the first general introduction to Ruskin for many years, places him in the social, economic and aesthetic world of Victorian Britain that he transformed – and shows how this transformation has much to teach us today. The extensive illustrations range from private notes and lecture diagrams to presentation drawings, including some of the most beautiful images of the 19th century and many never before published. Published in association with the Ruskin Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first fully illustrated introduction to John Ruskin, art critic, architectural visionary, social reformer, environmentalist and teacher, situating him in the Victorian Britain he helped transform.
INTRODUCTION 9
\nAN AGE OF SUPERLATIVES 12
\nThe darker side 15
\n1819-30: EDEN IN SOUTH LONDON 19
\nInfant years 19 — Move to Herne Hill 21 — Precocious writings 23
\n1830-40: STUDIES AND FIRST LOVE 27
\nThe national background 27 — Ruskin at home and travelling 27 —
\nOxford 31 — Work 33— Illness 35
\nRUSKIN AND ART ONE: TURNER AND NATURE 36
\n1840-50: THE AUTHOR OF MODERN PAINTERS 39
\nFirst travels alone 43 — Marriage 48 — Mr & Mrs Ruskin in Venice 53
\nRUSKIN AND ARCHITECTURE 58
\n1850-60: ARCHITECTURE AND ADULTERY 63
\nThe Stones of Venice 63 — The Scottish Summer 67 — The Nature of Gothic 70 —
\nEnter Morris 71 — Ruskin’s Un-Conversion 77
\nRUSKIN AND SOCIETY 80
\n1860-70: THE PROPHET AND HIS SORROWS 83
\nRose La Touche: One 83 — Unto This Last 84 — Rose Again 91
\nRUSKIN AND ART TWO: CRITICISM AS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 98
\n1870-80: THE PROFESSOR 101
\nFors Clavigera 103 — Brantwood 106 — Enter Wilde 113 —
\nThe Death of Rose 114 — Enter Whistler 118
\nRUSKIN AND THE NATURAL WORLD 120
\n1880-90: LONELY EMINENCE 125
\nThe Bible of Amiens 125 — The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century 131 — Praeterita 133
\n1890-1900 AND BEYOND 137
\nFin de siècle 137 — The long silence 137 — William Morris: final years 140 —
\nPilgrims and disciples 141 — 1900 142 — Legacy: tributes 143; Leo Tolstoy 143;
\nMahatma Gandhi 144; Marcel Proust 144 — Labour politics 145 —
\nThe Great Decline 145 — John Howard Whitehouse 146 — Revivals 147
\nWHAT NOW? 150
\nBrantwood 150 — Ruskin Museum 150 — Ruskin Library 150 —
\nRuskin Society 150 — The Guild of St George 151 —
\nRuskin Today 151 — Websites 151
\nRECOMMENDED READING 152
\nSOURCES 153
\nILLUSTRATIONS 153
\nINDEX 155<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":49296,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21063],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41201","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-history","7":"author-by-author-kevin-jackson","8":"publisher-pallas-athene","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n