John Ruskin’s Europe. A Collection of Cross-Cultural Essays

With an Introductory Lecture by Salvatore Settis

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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.

Keywords French Gothic architecture • Architecture • Taishō Era • Europe awareness • Anti-machinism • Aratra Pentelici • Adult Education • The Story of Ida • Carl Justi • Rasu Chijin Kyōkai (Rasu Farmers Association) • Comparatism • Optical thinker • Reception of Classical Antiquity • Transcultural history • Czech • Intentionality • Viollet-le-Duc • Marxism • Liberal Italy • Cultural Heritage Conservation • Nōmin-Geijutsu (Peasant Art) • Reception of Ancient Greek Art • Roads • La Bible d’Amiens • Degrowth • Dwelling in • Guild of St George • Islam • Religious monuments • Composition • Lady Layard • Queen of the Air • Il Marzocco • Bridges • Russia • Aesthetics of the 19th and 20th century • Arts and Crafts Schools • Arts and Crafts Movement • Medieval Art • Ruins • François-René de Chateaubriand • Modern Japan • Political economy • Tourism • Ruskin’s reception • Gothic cathedrals • Anti-capitalism • Leo Tolstoy • Social reform • Novelty • Magazine “The Studio” • Anglo-Austrian Cultural Relationship • Medieval Monuments in Italy • Anglo-Italian Cultural Relationship • Byzantine Sculptures • Abandonment • Humanity • Anti-industrialism • Francesco Pajaro • Potsdam Friedenskirche • Sicily • Travel writing • Version • Phenomenology • Legacy • Amelia Sarah Levetus • Drawing • Christian socialism • Frédéric Ozanam • Art Market • Memory • Gustav von Waagen • Klosterhof Glienicke • Yule family • Interpretation • Unto this Last • Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Radicalism • Lev Tolstoj’s reception in Italy • National heritage • Hungary • Kenji Miyazawa • Cultural heritage • Nationalism • Imaginary geography • Lady Gregory • Turner • Marx • Archival documents • Francesca Alexander • Old Road • Democratic Liberal • Photography • Italian Folk poetry • State Museum Berlin • Design • Translation • Giacomo Leopardi • Shelter • Calais’ experience • European aesthetics • Poland • “Grand contexte” • Charlotte Broicher • Sketching • Europe • Travel • Fioretti di San Francesco • Socialism • Social change • John Ruskin • Ornament • Roadside Songs of Tuscany • Robert de la Sizeranne • Orient • Palermo • Aesthetics • Johan Joachim Winckelmann • Perception • William Wordsworth • Working Men’s College • Disorientation • The Bible of Amiens • Ruskin • Venice • Cardinal Manning • Museums of Venice • Dante Alighieri • Spuybroek • Restoration • Gothic • Marcel Proust • Liberalism • Observation

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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-487-5 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-487-5 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-488-2 | Number of pages 448 | Dimensions 24x22cm | Published Dec. 15, 2020 | Language fr, en, it

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