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| Name: |
John Ruskin | | Birth Date: |
February 8, 1819 | | Death Date: |
January 20, 1900 | | Place of Birth: |
London, England | | Place of Death: |
Brantwood, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, critic |
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 Biography of John Ruskin
1,155 words, approx. 4 pages
 The English critic and social theorist John Ruskin (1819-1900) more than any other man shaped the esthetic values and tastes of Victorian England. His writings combine enormous sensitivity and human compassion with a burning zeal for moral value. John... summary from source:
Biography of John Ruskin
9,757 words, approx. 33 pages
 John Ruskin was the most influential art critic to write in England between the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1792 and the publications of Clive Bell and others around 1914. It is not, in fact, too much to say that his is the most important body of... summary from source:
 Biography of John Ruskin
5,055 words, approx. 17 pages
During his prolific career John Ruskin wrote many more works for adults than those especially for young people. He is, however, well known in the field of children's literature because of his literary fairy tale The King of the Golden River; or, The...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Ruskin, John (1819–1900) Summary
951 words, approx. 3 pagesRuskin, John(1819–1900) John Ruskin, the English critic of art and society, was born in London, the son of a wine merchant. He began writing while at Oxford and in 1843 published, in London, the first volume of Modern Painters , four more... summary from source:
 John Ruskin Information
6,362 words, approx. 21 pages
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) is best known for his work as an art critic and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. Ruskin's essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the...
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 greatreporter.com Woolf Sleuth? a VirginiaWoolf Quiz
10/8/2007: 333 words, approx. 1 pagesQuestion 1 of 10: Virginia Woolf was the daughter of which 19th century philosopher, critic and biographer?a) John Ruskin (0)b) Thomas Huxley (0)c) Leslie Stephen (1)d) Thomas Carlyle (0)Question 2 of 10:At what age did Woolf first start contributing work to the Times Literary Supplement?a)... summary from source:
The New York Observer You\'d5ll Know It When You See It
12/3/2006: 982 words, approx. 3 pagesJohn Ruskin, the English art critic, never consummated his marriage because on his wedding night, he discovered with revulsion that his wife’s pubis did not present the smooth, polished surface of a Greek statue, but was instead covered with hair. Ho ho ho, we laugh,...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Francis G. Townsend
9,742 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following essay, Townsend discusses the inspiration for and logical inconsistencies in Ruskin's work, particularly Time and Tide.
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Critical Essay by Richard L. Stein
9,706 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Stein offers a critique of Ruskin's idealized view of nature and of rural life as expressed in The Poetry of Architecture.
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Critical Essay by Marc Shell
8,532 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Shell explores Ruskin's belief that aesthetic taste is inseparable from political and economic realities.
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 Essay Grade: 85%Analysis of John Ruskin
547 words, approx. 2 pages
The following provides an analysis of the essay written by John Ruskin.
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