| Ruskin's God Contributor(s): Wheeler, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521574145 ISBN-13: 9780521574143 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: Ruskin's God is the first full-length study of the impact that John Ruskin's religion had on his many and varied writings. Part I, "The Author of Modern Painters," covers the first half of his career, when he was an Evangelical Christian and aimed to teach people how to see paintings, buildings and landscapes. In Part II, "Victorian Solomon," Michael Wheeler shows how in his later writings Ruskin, drawing on ancient wisdom, aimed to teach people how to live. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 828.809 |
| LCCN: 99011996 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.06" W x 9.16" (1.24 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ruskin's God is the first full-length study of the impact that John Ruskin's religion had on his many and varied writings. Part I, The Author of Modern Painters, covers the first half of his career, when he was an Evangelical Christian and aimed to teach people how to see paintings, buildings and landscapes. In Part II, Victorian Solomon, Michael Wheeler shows how in his later writings Ruskin, drawing on ancient wisdom, aimed to teach people how to live. |