John Ruskin’s Europe. A Collection of Cross-Cultural Essays
With an Introductory Lecture by Salvatore Settis
edited by
abstract
Ruskin’s work is strongly embedded in the broad European context, marking an important moment in the movement for the establishment of a community culture and spirit. The essays collected here intend to place the theme of Ruskin’s fruitful and vital relationship with Europe at the centre of a critical reflection, opportunities for an in-depth study and a discussion on issues related to aesthetics, the protection of tangible and intangible heritage, cultural and literary memory. By bringing to the attention of the scientific community the multiple aspects – geographic, historical-artistic, critical-aesthetic, literary, socio-political – of Ruskin’s work from inter- and transcultural perspectives, the volume aims to (re)discover a deliberately European Ruskin and to stimulate new research paths.
Anti-industrialism • Byzantine Sculptures • Interpretation • Imaginary geography • French Gothic architecture • Travel • Frédéric Ozanam • Anti-machinism • State Museum Berlin • Calais’ experience • Legacy • Observation • Russia • Poland • Ruins • Drawing • Roads • Gothic cathedrals • Old Road • Religious monuments • Aesthetics • Adult Education • “Grand contexte” • Ruskin’s reception • Giacomo Leopardi • Version • Taishō Era • Dante Alighieri • Translation • Fioretti di San Francesco • Intentionality • Shelter • Guild of St George • Political economy • Bridges • Anglo-Austrian Cultural Relationship • Palermo • Composition • Francesca Alexander • Europe awareness • Working Men’s College • Ruskin • Lady Layard • Potsdam Friedenskirche • Magazine “The Studio” • Queen of the Air • Abandonment • Democratic Liberal • Christian socialism • Kenji Miyazawa • Cultural Heritage Conservation • Anglo-Italian Cultural Relationship • Czech • Lev Tolstoj’s reception in Italy • Phenomenology • Novelty • Memory • Sicily • Architecture • Hungary • Radicalism • Art Market • Marx • Marcel Proust • Archival documents • Dwelling in • Ornament • Restoration • Disorientation • Reception of Ancient Greek Art • Aesthetics of the 19th and 20th century • Robert de la Sizeranne • Spuybroek • Europe • Design • The Story of Ida • Marxism • Sketching • Amelia Sarah Levetus • Roadside Songs of Tuscany • Liberal Italy • Il Marzocco • Italian Folk poetry • Yule family • Optical thinker • Travel writing • The Bible of Amiens • Social change • Museums of Venice • Nationalism • Comparatism • Orient • Arts and Crafts Schools • Rasu Chijin Kyōkai (Rasu Farmers Association) • Gothic • Aratra Pentelici • Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Tourism • Liberalism • Degrowth • Islam • Cardinal Manning • La Bible d’Amiens • Medieval Art • Medieval Monuments in Italy • Humanity • Perception • Arts and Crafts Movement • Francesco Pajaro • Photography • Carl Justi • Leo Tolstoy • Charlotte Broicher • John Ruskin • European aesthetics • Cultural heritage • Reception of Classical Antiquity • Venice • Unto this Last • Anti-capitalism • Social reform • Klosterhof Glienicke • Transcultural history • Modern Japan • Johan Joachim Winckelmann • Nōmin-Geijutsu (Peasant Art) • Lady Gregory • National heritage • William Wordsworth • Viollet-le-Duc • François-René de Chateaubriand • Turner • Gustav von Waagen • Socialism