18. Cultural legacies / Marcus Waithe. Part I. Places: 2. Edinburgh-London-Oxford-Coniston / Keith Hanley; 3. The Alps / Emma Sdegno; 4. Italy / Nicholas Shrimpton; 5. France and Belgium / Cynthia Gamble -- Part II. Topics: 6. Art / Lucy Hartley; 7. Architecture / Geoffrey Tyack; 8. Politics and economics / Nicholas Shrimpton; 9. Nation and class / Judith Stoddart; 10. Religion / Francis O'Gorman; 11. Sexuality and gender / Sharon Aronofsky Weltman; 12. Technology / Alan Davis -- Part III. Authorship: 13. Ruskin and Carlyle / David R. Sorensen; 14. Lecturing and public voice / Dinah Birch; 15. Diary journals, correspondence, autobiography and private voice / Martin Dubois; 16. Creativity / Clive Wilmer -- Part IV. Legacies: 17. Political legacies / Stuart Eagles; 18. Cultural legacies / Marcus Waithe.
Summary:
"John Ruskin (1819-1900), one of the leading literary, aesthetic and intellectual figures of the middle and late Victorian period, and a significant influence on writers from Tolstoy to Proust, has established his claim as a major writer of English prose. This collection of essays brings together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines and contexts to analyze his ideas in the context of his life and work. Topics include Ruskin's Europe, architecture, technology, autobiography, art, gender and his rich influence even in the contemporary world. This is the first multi-authored expert collection to assess the totality of Ruskin's achievement and to open up the deep coherence of a troubled but dazzling mind. A chronology and guide to further reading contribute to the usefulness of the volume for students and scholars"-- Provided by publisher.
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