Ruskin's Reading Notes

Author: John Ruskin
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: John Ruskin was a renowned English aesthetician, literary critic, and orator, as well as a master of the essay. He was highly learned and eloquent, often citing classics, making him stand out among 19th-century English essayists and exerting a wide influence. Essays of John Ruskin is a selection of his works from various periods. Who was John Ruskin? The most famous aesthetician and orator of 19th-century Britain. His studies in painting and architectural art brought him into prominence, but it was his eloquent speeches and essays, full of vivid metaphors, that truly shone. In these writings, he discussed art, reflected on life, and critiqued social phenomena. Mr. Wang Zuoliang once remarked in his History of English Literature: "John Ruskin was first an aesthetician and then an economist, and the connection between the two lies in his sense of unease." The pursuit of beauty and the longing for goodness are the central themes of Ruskin's works, while the passion in his writing is his defining characteristic.