Author: John RuskinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books and reading
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Sesame and Lilies
Author: John RuskinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books and reading
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Of Queens' Gardens
Author: John RuskinPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353018808
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Sesame and Lilies
Author: John RuskinPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300092601
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
John Ruskin's 'Sesame and Lilies', first published in 1865, is a classic 19th-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. This volume reunites the two halves of the work: 'Of Kings' Treasuries' and 'Of Queens' Gardens', along with essays placing the work in historical context.
The Mystery of Life and Its Arts
Author: John RuskinDays of Reading
Author: Marcel ProustPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141963395
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
In these inspiring essays about why we read, Proust explores all the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
The Queen of the Air
Author: John RuskinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The Mystery of Life
Author: John RuskinMonsieur Proust's Library
Author: Anka MuhlsteinPublisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590515676
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Reading was so important to Marcel Proust that it sometimes seems he was unable to create a personage without a book in hand. Everybody in his work reads: servants and masters, children and parents, artists and physicians. The more sophisticated characters find it natural to speak in quotations. Proust made literary taste a means of defining personalities and gave literature an actual role to play in his novels. In this wonderfully entertaining book, scholar and biographer Anka Muhlstein, the author of Balzac’s Omelette, draws out these themes in Proust's work and life, thus providing not only a friendly introduction to the momentous In Search of Lost Time, but also exciting highlights of some of the finest work in French literature.
On Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in History
Author: Thomas CarlylePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hero worship
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Author: John Ruskin