Pr?terita: Outlines of Scenes and Thoughts Perhaps Worthy of Memory in My Past Life; with an introduction by Kenneth Clark

Ruskin, John

Edité par R. Hart-Davis, London, 1949

Green cloth in pale green jacket with published promotional paper band; xxii, 592 pages 21 cm. Includes index. Written in the lucid intervals between the bouts of dementia that haunted his final years, 'Praeterita' tells the story of John Ruskin's early life: the formation of his taste and intellect through education, travels in Europe, and encounters with great works of art and artists. In abandoning the traditional linear mode of autobiography, Ruskin opened up the form. He also provided a vivid, detailed portrait of pre-Victorian and Victorian England that is an indispensable an account of its era Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography Named Person: Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Ruskin, John 1819-1900 Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 Autobiographies. Ample scholarly ink notes and marks throughout; good thus. Binding is tight. N° de réf. du vendeur 100306

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Pr?terita: Outlines of Scenes and Thoughts ...
Éditeur : R. Hart-Davis, London
Date d'édition : 1949
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : good
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette
Edition : First Cheap Edition.