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.
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.
Kevin Jackson is a Visiting Professor at University College London; he has produced scores of television and radio programmes for the BBC, been the Assistant Arts Editor of The Independent, and has written over 30 books, including A Ruskin Alphabet and two comic books based on Ruskin's essays. Pallas Athene also published his collected essays Carnal and his last book Coles to Jerusalem: A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Rev. Richard Coles.
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INTRODUCTION 9 AN AGE OF SUPERLATIVES 12 The darker side 15 1819-30: EDEN IN SOUTH LONDON 19 Infant years 19 — Move to Herne Hill 21 — Precocious writings 23 1830-40: STUDIES AND FIRST LOVE 27 The national background 27 — Ruskin at home and travelling 27 — Oxford 31 — Work 33— Illness 35 RUSKIN AND ART ONE: TURNER AND NATURE 36 1840-50: THE AUTHOR OF MODERN PAINTERS 39 First travels alone 43 — Marriage 48 — Mr & Mrs Ruskin in Venice 53 RUSKIN AND ARCHITECTURE 58 1850-60: ARCHITECTURE AND ADULTERY 63 The Stones of Venice 63 — The Scottish Summer 67 — The Nature of Gothic 70 — Enter Morris 71 — Ruskin’s Un-Conversion 77 RUSKIN AND SOCIETY 80 1860-70: THE PROPHET AND HIS SORROWS 83 Rose La Touche: One 83 — Unto This Last 84 — Rose Again 91 RUSKIN AND ART TWO: CRITICISM AS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 98 1870-80: THE PROFESSOR 101 Fors Clavigera 103 — Brantwood 106 — Enter Wilde 113 — The Death of Rose 114 — Enter Whistler 118 RUSKIN AND THE NATURAL WORLD 120 1880-90: LONELY EMINENCE 125 The Bible of Amiens 125 — The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century 131 — Praeterita 133 1890-1900 AND BEYOND 137 Fin de siècle 137 — The long silence 137 — William Morris: final years 140 — Pilgrims and disciples 141 — 1900 142 — Legacy: tributes 143; Leo Tolstoy 143; Mahatma Gandhi 144; Marcel Proust 144 — Labour politics 145 — The Great Decline 145 — John Howard Whitehouse 146 — Revivals 147 WHAT NOW? 150 Brantwood 150 — Ruskin Museum 150 — Ruskin Library 150 — Ruskin Society 150 — The Guild of St George 151 — Ruskin Today 151 — Websites 151 RECOMMENDED READING 152 SOURCES 153 ILLUSTRATIONS 153 INDEX 155
INTRODUCTION 9 AN AGE OF SUPERLATIVES 12 The darker side 15 1819-30: EDEN IN SOUTH LONDON 19 Infant years 19 — Move to Herne Hill 21 — Precocious writings 23 1830-40: STUDIES AND FIRST LOVE 27 The national background 27 — Ruskin at home and travelling 27 — Oxford 31 — Work 33— Illness 35 RUSKIN AND ART ONE: TURNER AND NATURE 36 1840-50: THE AUTHOR OF MODERN PAINTERS 39 First travels alone 43 — Marriage 48 — Mr & Mrs Ruskin in Venice 53 RUSKIN AND ARCHITECTURE 58 1850-60: ARCHITECTURE AND ADULTERY 63 The Stones of Venice 63 — The Scottish Summer 67 — The Nature of Gothic 70 — Enter Morris 71 — Ruskin’s Un-Conversion 77 RUSKIN AND SOCIETY 80 1860-70: THE PROPHET AND HIS SORROWS 83 Rose La Touche: One 83 — Unto This Last 84 — Rose Again 91 RUSKIN AND ART TWO: CRITICISM AS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 98 1870-80: THE PROFESSOR 101 Fors Clavigera 103 — Brantwood 106 — Enter Wilde 113 — The Death of Rose 114 — Enter Whistler 118 RUSKIN AND THE NATURAL WORLD 120 1880-90: LONELY EMINENCE 125 The Bible of Amiens 125 — The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century 131 — Praeterita 133 1890-1900 AND BEYOND 137 Fin de siècle 137 — The long silence 137 — William Morris: final years 140 — Pilgrims and disciples 141 — 1900 142 — Legacy: tributes 143; Leo Tolstoy 143; Mahatma Gandhi 144; Marcel Proust 144 — Labour politics 145 — The Great Decline 145 — John Howard Whitehouse 146 — Revivals 147 WHAT NOW? 150 Brantwood 150 — Ruskin Museum 150 — Ruskin Library 150 — Ruskin Society 150 — The Guild of St George 151 — Ruskin Today 151 — Websites 151 RECOMMENDED READING 152 SOURCES 153 ILLUSTRATIONS 153 INDEX 155
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