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Aesthetic and Critical Theory of John Ruskin

By George P. Landow

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1971
ISBN
069106198x
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
40 MB (42340307 bytes)
Pages
510\510
Time added
2020-06-29 05:03:24

Description

This book traces the sources and development of Ruskin's aesthetic and critical theories. In his attempt to skirt the danger of excessive emotion and association in art, Ruskin's struggle with the sublime but not the picturesque, is, along with the pathetic fallacy, examined. These concepts, too, are considered in light of Ruskin's continuing religious and intellectual development. Finally, Ruskin's loss of faith is analyzed in relation to the problem of allegory in art. Ruskin argued for an unchanging standard of beauty, though the psychological nature of the artist is related to his art medium.

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