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Zusatztext This is a likeable book that Ruskin experts as well as novices can profitably read ... What makes this book a worthy addition is the close attention it pays to the more intimate connection between Ruskin and smaller groups of ethical do-gooders in the next two generations whose local contributions to the British variety of progressivism usually get lost in the big picture. Informationen zum Autor Stuart Eagles was born in Reading and studied English at the University of Lancaster, where he wrote a Master's dissertation on Dickens, Ruskin, and Victorian Political Economy. He completed a D.Phil on Ruskin's social and political legacy in Britain at The Queen's College, University of Oxford, and is now writing a monograph on Ruskin's influence in Russia. He is the Secretary of the Guild of St. George, editor of its journal, The Companion, and the charitys webmaster. A distinguished member of the Ruskin Seminar, University of Lancaster, he is a member of the advisory board of the Ruskin Review and Bulletin. Klappentext After Ruskin is the first book to explore the social and political influence of the leading Victorian art and social critic, John Ruskin (1819-1900). It explains how he inspired a range of individuals to reform Britain's social and political culture in the period between 1870 and 1920. These individuals operated in a number of key institutions and organisations: Ruskin's Guild of St. George, societies formed in Ruskin's name, the university settlements, and in Parliament, particularly in the Labour Party. Stuart Eagles helps to explain how these institutions developed, who guided them, and their motivation, as much as it explains the nature and extent of Ruskin's legacies. An original analysis based on extensive archival research, this is the first comprehensive survey of the intellectual influence of one of Victorian Britain's greatest critics. Zusammenfassung After Ruskin is the first book to explore the social and political influence of the leading Victorian art and social critic, John Ruskin (1819-1900), and explains how he inspired a range of individuals to reform Britain's social and political culture in the period between 1870 and 1920. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Ruskin's politics: 'No Wealth but Life' 2: 'Practical power and faith' 3: 'Among the best safeguards' 4: The Ruskin Diaspora: a History of the Ruskin Society 5: 'Taken prisoner by his mortal enemies'? 6: Ruskin's 'true disciple'? Conclusion Select Bibliography ...
