Unto This Last and Other Writings

Ruskin, John

ISBN 10: 0140432116 / ISBN 13: 9780140432114

Edité par Penguin Classics, 1986

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Synopsis :

First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, Unto this Last is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy, which dominated the Victorian period. Ruskin was a profoundly conservative man who looked back to the Middle Ages as a Utopia, yet his ideas had a considerable influence on the British socialist movement. And in making his powerful moral and aesthetic case against the dangers of unhindered industrialization he was strangely prophetic. This volume shows the astounding range and depth of Ruskin's work, and in an illuminating introduction the editor reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. In Ruskin's words, 'There is no Wealth but Life.'

À propos de l'auteur: John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and the pre-eminent art critic of his time.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Unto This Last and Other Writings
Éditeur : Penguin Classics
Date d'édition : 1986
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket