The Genius of John Ruskin
Subtitle: Selections from His Writings (Victorian Literature and Culture Series)
Contributors: John D. Rosenberg (Editor)
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: February 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9780813917894
Subjects: Literary studies: 19th century; Other prose: 19th century; Reference works; Ruskin, John, 1819-1900; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; British Isles; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
First sentence: At the turn of the century a young litterateur in Paris and an Indian lawyer in Johannesburg discovered Ruskin, and in so doing discovered themselves.