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First published in 1928, this book gathers together a selection of John Ruskin's relatively neglected writings on literature and aesthetics. As noted in the textual preface, 'Interesting themes, original treatment, suggestive ideas which warm and stimulate the mind, are set out in a more easily readable form than is usual in Ruskin's works.'

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Preface; Introduction; 1. On the study of literature and language; 2. Literature and morals; 3. Poetry and teaching; 4. Faith in literature; 5. The beautiful; 6. The imagination; 7. The grotesque in literature; 8. The pathetic fallacy; 9. Landscape in literature; 10. Style; 11. Women in literature; 12. Enigmas in literature; 13. Dante - the Divina Commedia; 14. Shakespeare's names; 15. Dr Johnson; 16. Sir Walter Scott; 17. Blake; 18. Wordsworth; 19. Coleridge; 20. Byron; 21. Dickens; 22. George Eliot; Definitions and aphorisms; Index of proper names and classical references; Subject index.

Ruskin as Literary Critic

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/31/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107661950, 978-1107661950
      ISBN10: 1107661951
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1928, this book gathers together a selection of John Ruskin's relatively neglected writings on literature and aesthetics. As noted in the textual preface, 'Interesting themes, original treatment, suggestive ideas which warm and stimulate the mind, are set out in a more easily readable form than is usual in Ruskin's works.'

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Introduction; 1. On the study of literature and language; 2. Literature and morals; 3. Poetry and teaching; 4. Faith in literature; 5. The beautiful; 6. The imagination; 7. The grotesque in literature; 8. The pathetic fallacy; 9. Landscape in literature; 10. Style; 11. Women in literature; 12. Enigmas in literature; 13. Dante - the Divina Commedia; 14. Shakespeare's names; 15. Dr Johnson; 16. Sir Walter Scott; 17. Blake; 18. Wordsworth; 19. Coleridge; 20. Byron; 21. Dickens; 22. George Eliot; Definitions and aphorisms; Index of proper names and classical references; Subject index.

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