{"product_id":"the-works-of-john-ruskin-paperback-1","title":"The Works of John Ruskin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ruskin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward Tyas Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Dundas Oligvy Wedderburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe influence of John Ruskin (1819-1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories, which he believed was dull and soul-destroying. The thirty-nine volumes of the Library Edition of his works, published between 1903 and 1912, are themselves a remarkable achievement, in which his books and essays - almost all highly illustrated - are given a biographical and critical context in extended introductory essays and in the 'Minor Ruskiniana' - extracts from letters, articles and reminiscences both by and about Ruskin. This fourth volume contains volume 2 of Modern Painters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 492\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733361430591,"sku":"9781108008525","price":135.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/71254f5b6eced7e1bb10d61e1a7cd436.webp?v=1765135654","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-works-of-john-ruskin-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}