Aesthetic and Critical Theory of John Ruskin / / George P. Landow.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Landow, George P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1971
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1359
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (498 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --; INTRODUCTION --; CHAPTER ONE Ruskin's Theory of the Sister Arts --; CHAPTER TWO. Ruskin's Theories of Beauty --; CHAPTER THREE. Ruskin's Theories of the Sublime and Picturesque --; CHAPTER FOUR. Ruskin's Religious Belief --; CHAPTER FIVE. Ruskin and Allegory --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400872022; 9783110426847; 9783110413533; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400872022?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: George P. Landow.

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.Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.