Aesthetic and Critical Theory of John Ruskin

by George P. Landow

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069106198X
• ISBN13: 9780691061986
• Release Date: March 1971
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.