John Ruskin

Broschiertes Buch

Prosperina V1

Studies Of Wayside Flowers, While The Air Was Yet Pure Among The Alps, And In The Scotland And England Which My Father Knew (1879)

Beschreibung

Prosperina V1 is a book written by John Ruskin in 1879. It is a collection of essays and studies on wayside flowers, written during a time when the air was still pure in the Alps, Scotland, and England. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on the flowers of the Alps and the second part focusing on the flowers of Scotland and England. Ruskin's writing style is poetic and descriptive, as he explores the beauty and intricacies of the flowers he encounters. He also includes personal anecdotes and observations, drawing on his own experiences and knowledge of the natural world. Overall, Prosperina V1 is a celebration of the beauty and wonder of nature, as seen through the lens of one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the Victorian era. It is a must-read for anyone interested in nature writing, botany, or the history of environmentalism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

John Ruskin was an English writer, philosopher, art expert, and general know-it-all who lived from February 8, 1819, to January 20, 1900. He wrote about a lot of different things, like architecture, mythology, birds, literature, schooling, botany, politics, and the economy. Ruskin was very interested in Viollet le Duc's work and taught it to all of his students, including William Morris. He thought Viollet le Duc's Dictionary was "the only book of any value on architecture." Ruskin used a lot of different writing styles and literary types. Besides essays and treatises, he also wrote poems, gave talks, traveled guides and manuals, letters, and even a fairy tale. He also drew and painted scenes with rocks, plants, birds, scenery, buildings, and decorations in great detail. His early writings on art were written in a very complicated style. Over time, he switched to simpler language that was meant to get his ideas across more clearly. He always stressed the links between nature, art, and society in everything he wrote. Up until the First World War, Ruskin had a huge impact on the second half of the 1800s. After a time of decline, his reputation has steadily gotten better since the 1960s, when a lot of academic studies of his work came out.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781104368968
• ISBN-10: 110436896X
• Artikelnr.: 26410617