Ruskin and the English Lakes

Klappentext This 1901 book, by a pioneering conservationist, focuses on Ruskin's love for the Lake District, its landscapes and people. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1901! this biographical account focuses on Ruskin's love of the landscapes! people and traditional crafts of the Lake District! where he lived for thirty years. Written by a co-founder of the National Trust! it demonstrates how the region profoundly influenced Ruskin's art and thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prefatory note; 1. Ruskin and the English lakes; 2. Ruskin and the English lakes continued; 3. Reminiscences of Ruskin among the peasantry of Coniston; 4. At the Ruskin Exhibition, Coniston; 5. Ruskin and the Home Art Industries in the Lake District; 6. Ruskin and Wordsworth; 7. Ruskin and Wordsworth continued; 8. At Ruskin's funeral; 9. The unveiling of the Ruskin memorial; 10. The memorial cross at Coniston; Memorial poems; Index.

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• Autori: Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley, Rawnsley Hardwicke Drummond
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108036009
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03600-9
• Pagine: 278
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, English, Biography: writers