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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 relig



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. ix*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE Ruskin's Theory of the Sister Arts, pg. 41*CHAPTER TWO. Ruskin's Theories of Beauty, pg. 87*CHAPTER THREE. Ruskin's Theories of the Sublime and Picturesque, pg. 181*CHAPTER FOUR. Ruskin's Religious Belief, pg. 241*CHAPTER FIVE. Ruskin and Allegory, pg. 319*INDEX, pg. 459

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691620671, 978-0691620671
      ISBN10: 0691620679

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 relig



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. ix*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE Ruskin's Theory of the Sister Arts, pg. 41*CHAPTER TWO. Ruskin's Theories of Beauty, pg. 87*CHAPTER THREE. Ruskin's Theories of the Sublime and Picturesque, pg. 181*CHAPTER FOUR. Ruskin's Religious Belief, pg. 241*CHAPTER FIVE. Ruskin and Allegory, pg. 319*INDEX, pg. 459

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